My cankles are back
HOLY MOLEY You poor thing. I fly for work A LOT, althought thank God I am on my last 9 flight trip as I write this. the 4 hour plus flights get my feets looking just like yours...
I too found that the knee high circulation socks were a garontee to loose my legs at the knees... if they stayed up at all...
My doc said I HAVE TO WEAR compression nylons and wrote me a script. I got the gauge she said and wore them once, My ankles didnt have room to swell... but the mushroom top from the waist up was SOOOO Uncomfortable.
So I went to one of the prego stores and bought some maternity tights/nylons... They were far more comfortable, albeit I still felt like an over stuffed sausage... they are pricy and they take 10 minutes to get on, being all careful not to put a finger thru them... and feel awfully good to get off at the end of the day... but they litterally make a 50% difference in what the size of my ankels end up being at the end of the day.
I also find that if I drink water like a fish, I get more swollen when I swell, BUT when I do get off my feet and prone, they go down all the way over night, at the expence of 6 trips to pee rather then 3, BUT rather then starting the day partially puffy I seem to be able to detect real ankles in the morning.
Feel better sweet pea... this too shall, PASS...
I too found that the knee high circulation socks were a garontee to loose my legs at the knees... if they stayed up at all...
My doc said I HAVE TO WEAR compression nylons and wrote me a script. I got the gauge she said and wore them once, My ankles didnt have room to swell... but the mushroom top from the waist up was SOOOO Uncomfortable.
So I went to one of the prego stores and bought some maternity tights/nylons... They were far more comfortable, albeit I still felt like an over stuffed sausage... they are pricy and they take 10 minutes to get on, being all careful not to put a finger thru them... and feel awfully good to get off at the end of the day... but they litterally make a 50% difference in what the size of my ankels end up being at the end of the day.
I also find that if I drink water like a fish, I get more swollen when I swell, BUT when I do get off my feet and prone, they go down all the way over night, at the expence of 6 trips to pee rather then 3, BUT rather then starting the day partially puffy I seem to be able to detect real ankles in the morning.
Feel better sweet pea... this too shall, PASS...
Actually my ankles didn't get too much bigger by evening but I think it was because I was peeing every half hour really! It was crazy. I will have to check out the pregnancy nylons. I also thought about just getting some light support pantyhose, that might even help.
Tami "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me!" Philippians 4:13
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