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Compression socks

Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:53:09 GMT

Anyone here wear them? I thought they were bad for your legs.

Re: Compression socks

Krimpette — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:00:31 GMT

You can google for additional information, but I believe that...in most cases...compression socks are good for your legs, not bad. What makes you feel that they are bad for your legs?

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blackhole99 — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:00:34 GMT

I've been wearing Tommy Copper stockings and socks for over a year and they' re the best compression socks for the price. They are fairly easy to get on yet are tight enough to do you some good, but not cut off your circulation. When I was hospitalized and they put their compression stockings on me, I could hardly stand to keep them on. I threw them in the waste basket at the hospital the day I was discharged.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:03:16 GMT

I had heard that they were bad for circulation.

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jlkz — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:06:29 GMT

A friend has to wear compression stockings when traveling long flights...keeps feet and legs from swelling due to leaky valves in legs.

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GAQShopr53 — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:13:09 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 the timing of your post....I just had a conversation with a friend who is having issues with her legs (mostly pain and aches) and suggested she purchase a pair of compression socks/stockings because they worked for me. I suggested getting a pair that was not too firm and just try the socks and all she wanted to do was argue that the socks would not work...I finally asked her how do you know if you have not tried them?

The socks are bad for people who have certain medical conditions and severe vascular disease is one of them. I suggested she see her primary care physician to get the okay to make her feel better. My first pair of compression socks were measured and ordered by my physician. Since I don't have vascular disease I found it cheaper to just buy future socks myself vs the insurance paying for it.

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Sooner — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:15:15 GMT

@GAQShopr53 wrote:
@Group 5 minus 1 the timing of your post....I just had a conversation with a friend who is having issues with her legs (mostly pain and aches) and suggested she purchase a pair of compression socks/stockings because they worked for me. I suggested getting a pair that was not too firm and just try the socks and all she wanted to do was argue that the socks would not work...I finally asked her how do you know if you have not tried them?

The socks are bad for people who have certain medical conditions and severe vascular disease is one of them. I suggested she see her primary care physician to get the okay to make her feel better. My first pair of compression socks were measured and ordered by my physician. Since I don't have vascular disease I found it cheaper to just buy future socks myself vs the insurance paying for it.

Most people I know who wear them do so at the suggestion of a vascular specialist. . . I guess check with your physician is the operative word here!

Re: Compression socks

chrystaltree — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:42:01 GMT

If they are too tight or too small they are bad for your legs. I had some swelling after my knee replacement surgery last winter and I wore them for a couple of months. I wore the real medical grade ones not the ones QVC sells.

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Bhvbum — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 21:17:28 GMT

If my doctor suggested I needed to wear compression socks, I would be asking why. There is a reason, overweight, lack of exercise, etc.

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SeaMaiden — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 21:19:47 GMT

I have been wearing them for 5 years...ever since my double knee replacement. I wear them every day...take them off at night. I have vein issues so for me they are a good thing. I wear light compression knee highs.

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TX-starlight — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:00:57 GMT

I went to see a vein Dr. when my feet/legs were swelling. All test showed no signs of blockage or clots, but he told me to try wearing compression socks. I paid over $20. for a size large, & couldn't even get them on.

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LTT1 — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:02:42 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1

Yes I do. My PCP office suggested this as a solution a year ago.

I wear them now for walking each morning and I wear them on plane trips.

‘’They helped when I was having swelling of ankles and feet during an “episode” last year.

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lulu1 — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:05:09 GMT

I wear light compression knee socks whenever I fly. I also wear them when I know I am going to do a lot of walking.

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OKPrincess — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:26:00 GMT

My mom bought a pair of compression socks when we flew to Hawaii 10 yr ago. It was an 8 hour flight from Dallas.

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GCR18 — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 01:47:51 GMT

They could be bad for you if you don't wear the right size or they have too much compression. As mentioned, the Drs office will do measurements and tell you exactly what to buy.

Re: Compression socks

Kachina624 — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 02:12:47 GMT

@jlkz wrote:
A friend has to wear compression stockings when traveling long flights...keeps feet and legs from swelling due to leaky valves in legs.

I agree with @jlkz. I can't fly unless I wear compression hose due to swelling, which is very painful. Doctor says it's due to poor air quality in planes. @Group 5 minus 1. Note that they put compression hose on post-surgical patients to prevent blood clots. They wouldn't do that if it was harmful.

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software — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:30:12 GMT

Whenever I'm in the hospital, first thing the nurse does is slap on a pair. They go up to my knee. It's to prevent blood clots and blood pooling. I don't have a diagnosis that would make me prone to either, it's just a precaution when flat on my back for a period of time.

There are all kinds of compression socks/hose.

Generally you don't wear them at night, only during the day.

Some athletes/runners wear them during the day but they are not the medical type.

They seem to have become a fad, or fashion statement. Don't wear them if you don't need them and if you need them, buy the right kind, not something off the shelf somewhere.

Why are you asking?

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software — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:33:17 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@jlkz wrote:
A friend has to wear compression stockings when traveling long flights...keeps feet and legs from swelling due to leaky valves in legs.
I agree with @jlkz. I can't fly unless I wear compression hose due to swelling, which is very painful. Doctor says it's due to poor air quality in planes. @Group 5 minus 1. Note that they put compression hose on post-surgical patients to prevent blood clots. They wouldn't do that if it was harmful.

Compression hose is helpful when you have to sit for a very long time. Not sure it has anything to do with air quality. It's to keep the blood from pooling in your lower legs. It increases circulation and helps prevent a blood clot

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hckynut — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 06:56:05 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:
Anyone here wear them? I thought they were bad for your legs.

@Group 5 minus 1

Never heard any of my doctors say compression socks "were bad for me", quite the opposite. Since I had 2 separate episodes of the deadly PE, and lived? They advised me TO WEAR THEM if and every time I travel by Airplane.

I wear them when I do my workout exercising and 3 times a week, ice skating sessions. Sometimes I wear them just because they feel good. Now I am not talking about TED HOSE(Anti-Embolism), I am talking only about Compression Socks. There is a difference in the "compression values as measured".

hckynut(john)

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hckynut — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 07:21:21 GMT

@GAQShopr53 wrote:

"The socks are bad for people who have certain medical conditions and severe vascular disease is one of them"!!!!!!!

@GAQShopr53,

WHAT? PE are about the most serious Vascular Disease a person can have, and I have lived through 2 episodes. Spent 8 days on Heparin IV Drip in hospital, and 9 days on the same for the other. If any Vasular Specialist said that TED Hose or Compression Socks are bad for their Vascular Patients? RUN, don't walk, and keep RUNNING to another Vascular Specialist Doctor!

hckynut(john)