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[alexseanchai]

Dear Alex: for future reference, the words you have been looking for to describe the wrist braces are "sensory hell".

I mean, they're not totally intolerable, but that, as much as the motion restriction, is why they drive you buggy.

Love, Alex

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[madgastronomer]

I don't have the same sensory issues you do, and it doesn't help with compression, which I'm sure is a major component of the hell, but when I had to wear them regularly, I would buy pantyhose, tights, or ladies' trousers socks that were silky and very stretchy, cut them to extend from my second knuckles to up above the brace, cut a hole for the thumb, and wear that under the brace for a less icky feeling. You can also fold the top and bottom over the edge of the brace to anchor it better and keep it from drawing up inside the brace.

It helps with the gross sweaty feeling, and the pilling the lining gets after a while, and chafing. If I were doing it today and had the money, I'd look for bamboo socks to use. But they absolutely must be stretchy and small enough that there's no crinkling up inside the brace.

[alexseanchai]

Oooh. That sounds like a definite potential improvement. Thank you!