Compression sock
I bought one last week on Amazon, and it has been doing wonders to keep the swelling down! I’ve been FWB in the boot for almost 2 weeks and EVERY DAY my foot and ankle have swelled up tremendously. Since wearing the sock (it’s actually a sleeve /brace) I have had hardly no swelling at all. Am still icing everything a few times a day, and also elevating -but it’s so much more comfortable doing so without the foot swelled up like a football when I start!
On another note - almost 2 years ago I experienced extreme back and leg pain and discovered I have 2 herniated lumbar discs (L3-4 and L4-5). Have been treating them with epidural injections and (so far) they have been working very well - the last series of shots were in May and June a year ago, and I’ve been pain free since then. UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND - I’m fairly certain that the sciatica pain is due to the imbalance of my legs (boot on left foot VS work shoe / tennis shoe / sandal on right foot). Looks like I will be begging for epidurals this week along with going 2 shoes.
Sounds good to hear the compression sock work. I will have to remember that. Do you think I could use it when I go partial weight bearing in the boot? I hope your back gets to feeling better soon!
Comment by dana925 — May 6, 2013 @ 8:28 pm
Hey Dana. I ordered the sock specifically for PWB and FWB in the boot. I noticed that my foot really started to swell up a lot once I started to slowly add more weight to the foot and let up on the crutches, and I was also on my feet at work a lot more than I had been during the previous weeks. I’ve got a feeling that I’ll be wearing the sock once I get my shoes back on later this week too.
Thanks for your concerns, and I hope your recovery is coming along well too.
Slow, small steps!
Jack
Comment by Jack — May 6, 2013 @ 10:09 pm
The only downside of a compression sock early in rehab — like PWB — is that putting it on and taking it off can seem pretty scary. When “normal people” put tight socks on, they actually use a LOT of AT, but we’ve got to find ways to use less.
Comment by normofthenorth — May 7, 2013 @ 2:53 am
Agree with norm, just open with hands near at when taking on and off, it’s pretty easy if you bare that in mind, I found only needed sock when fwb as I upped the rehab
Comment by Ripraproar — May 7, 2013 @ 4:37 am
I loved my compression sock and wore it religiously from 8 week until about 4 months or so. It even seemed to help with the pain of my weight during all those 8-9 hours days of standing and walking around my classroom Although, I’m happy that I have retired them, they were a big asset during my recovery.
BTW I took mine on and off exactly how RRR described.
Comment by kkirk — May 7, 2013 @ 7:43 pm
I wear the compression socks as well.I’m at week 13 and they been a great help in my recovery
Comment by James — May 15, 2013 @ 9:16 pm