tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post3532198450220418153..comments2023-08-15T09:39:41.235-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: Graduated Compression Stockingsrlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-50809587753081043932008-11-20T13:53:00.000-06:002008-11-20T13:53:00.000-06:00Imagine my surprise to find your website while sea...Imagine my surprise to find your website while searching for a good price on support stockings! I own and operate the QuiltSoup pattern company and see that you like applique as well. You might want to take a look at what we do. And thanks for the info on the socks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-80874159219529615352008-09-18T23:36:00.000-05:002008-09-18T23:36:00.000-05:00Wow...great post! Most informative. I like the li...Wow...great post! Most informative. I like the lie on bed/elevate legs idea prior to putting them on.<BR/><BR/>I am supposed to wear them and got my 1st pair in the spring. Very tight and I loved how they felt on my legs...but... they cut so badly into my ankle/front foot area that I could not keep them on because I was having pain in foot and above ankle that I never had before. There was a huge indent after I removed them. I tried one more time and couldn't do it and was disappointed because as I said..my legs felt good.<BR/><BR/>I have yet to tell the vascular doc.<BR/><BR/>Then the OR has a policy now where you have to wear those white stockings prior to going in but they weren't as tight and so I wore them.. back in June. Then in August I couldn't because I was more swollen and they were cutting into my ankles and the SDS nurse thought that would be counterproductive to their purpose.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate Enrico's comment about hurting and tissue damage and wondered if I was hurting myself by leaving them on when home. When the foot and above ankle were hurting so much... I knew they had to come off. My legs/ankles swell but they do not hurt.<BR/><BR/>I hope you don't mind but I am copying your post for future reference and thank you for posting it. :)SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-50276751321961343372008-09-18T03:13:00.000-05:002008-09-18T03:13:00.000-05:00What an incredibly lucid and informative treatment...What an incredibly lucid and informative treatment on this deceptively simple topic. Proper fit can mean the difference between wasted money/effort and worsening the problem, even tissue damage. My cankles and I (I can't believe I shared that) have had to deal with these beasties for post-operative edema on a couple of occasions, and they're no picnic; I can't imagine having to use them ALL the time, but the consequences of not taking care of PVD or what have you is far worse.<BR/><BR/>Complicating the initial therapy is that proper fit and usage will <I>seem</I> uncomfortable--anything less means you probably aren't getting the proper support/pressure--but it shouldn't outright <I>hurt</I>. For different people's pain perception, that can be tricky. Thankfully it doesn't apply to me, but I've seen patients with underlying neuropathy that clouded this distinction as well.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, just wanted to say that once again you do the medical blogosphere a great service elevating a seemingly mundane topic to truly informative. Cheers! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com