When I first started needing to wear compression socks, I wore them two or three times a week. It was only when my legs started getting elephantitis and my ankles turned to cankle‘s that I would wear them. I never wore them in late spring and summer because it was too warm!
Fast forward to today and I HAVE to wear them all the time! I found out a few weeks ago that NOT having them on for the slightest amount of time makes my feet turn purple. Now, I like the color purple, in fact, I love it! But this type of purple is a purple-black evident of me no longer having the proper bloodflow in my feet. Now, I have to wear my compression socks all the time! Even in the warm late spring and summer months!
I realized today with the extreme humidity and with the rain that my hibernation has begun for this season. By hibernation, I mean staying holed up in my house with the air conditioning on constantly to keep me cool. Because I can no longer regulate my body temperature, I have to wear a hoodie in the cold because if I turn the air off, I melt!
Not only do I melt, compression socks are not designed to breathe! I saw a Duluth Trading Company commercial the other day and it resonated with me.
My compression socks DO NOT breathe! However, I have no choice but to wear them. With the temperature rising and the humidity along with it, I cannot afford to go outside. Thus, I have no other choice and my hibernation has begun.
Thank you for providing this excellent information. The heat this year is no joke and only getting higher! I still can’t believe we already had temperatures in the high 90’s in May. I don’t even want to know what the summer has in store for us.