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[Group 5 minus 1]

Why would one need them and do they help?

[software]

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

Why would one need them and do they help?

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Read the descriptions & watch the presentation

[Group 5 minus 1]

Thank you.

[cotton4me]

My husband wears them to keep the swelling down in his legs.  They make a big difference.  He’s had veins burst in his feet and we’ve had to go to the emergency room. 

ETA - Didn't realize this was about something being sold on the Q.  My husband wears Jobst compression socks purchased at the medical supply store.  

[ValuSkr]

I wore them for a few weeks following a vein procedure in my lower leg; the doctor recommended them to facilitate circulation.  They worked but, wow, they were hard to put on.  Mine were Jobst brand, purchased online.

[drizzellla]

I had lymph nodes removed when I had breast cancer. And I had to wear a compression sleeve and hand on my left arm and hand for awhile after the lymph nodes were removed. It helped keep the swelling down. BUT now I noticed that my left leg is larger than the right one.

I was told whenever I fly I am to wear the compression sleeve. But I wish I had also been told to wear compression socks too. No one mentioned that I should wear compression socks to keep the swelling down in my leg.

The compression socks do help. And there are different strengths of compression depending on your need.

[haddon9]

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@software wrote:

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

Why would one need them and do they help?

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Read the descriptions & watch the presentation

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@software   I just did because like the OP I was wondering myself.  The presentation that they have online a little after 10 am really doesn't say other than vague "aches & pains" and helpful after surgery....what surgery & why is what I'm wondering.  I don't know anyone who wears socks like these.

[haddon9]

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@drizzellla wrote:

I had lymph nodes removed when I had breast cancer. And I had to wear a compression sleeve and hand on my left arm and hand for awhile after the lymph nodes were removed. It helped keep the swelling down. BUT now I noticed that my left leg is larger than the right one.

I was told whenever I fly I am to wear the compression sleeve. But I wish I had also been told to wear compression socks too. No one mentioned that I should wear compression socks to keep the swelling down in my leg.

The compression socks do help. And there are different strengths of compression depending on your need.

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@drizzellla   Interesting...I'm wondering if I should wear a leg compression sleeve to help with knee pain when flying.

[drizzellla]

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@haddon9 wrote:

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@drizzellla wrote:

I had lymph nodes removed when I had breast cancer. And I had to wear a compression sleeve and hand on my left arm and hand for awhile after the lymph nodes were removed. It helped keep the swelling down. BUT now I noticed that my left leg is larger than the right one.

I was told whenever I fly I am to wear the compression sleeve. But I wish I had also been told to wear compression socks too. No one mentioned that I should wear compression socks to keep the swelling down in my leg.

The compression socks do help. And there are different strengths of compression depending on your need.

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@drizzellla   Interesting...I'm wondering if I should wear a leg compression sleeve to help with knee pain when flying.

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I wonder too. I am no longer in Physical Therapy or I would ask the Therapist. All I know is that they stressed to wear a compression sleeve when flying. I thought so the arm didn't swell. But you are told so much about dos and don'ts, I did not ask why.

[on the bay]

They help tremendously if you are on your feet for long periods of time.

As a waitress, customer service in retail, nurses, cashiers, etc.

And after surgery in the hospital they put those compression stocking bags on your legs that pump up with air every few minutes, to keep the blood pumping thru the veins in your legs.

They help on the plane when sitting for long periods to prevent clots, again to keep the blood flowing. 

With aches in legs they help too. 

It is difficult to find the right compression however. Too much can just be constricting and painful but the right compression can be a great relief! A lot of the ones at the drug stores are too tight, even the large for a smaller leg!

I've never tried the Tommy copper compression.

Spoken from a former waitress, teacher, cashier recovering surgery person etc etc etc.!

The best ones I've ver found were from a Miles Kimbal or Harriet Carter catalog-white and made of a thick kind of cotton material rather than the thinner nylon/spandex type you find today.

I don't think they sell them anymore unfortunately. It's best to be able to try them on if you can before buying.