The woman who sized me for new compression socks last Thursday, called my Mom yesterday. We ordered one pair to see how they work out and then we will order others if they do work out. I used to have multiple pair but overtime, they would snag and just wear out. I have had just one pair of socks for a number of years! They are pretty pricey and you need a prescription. I was able to get a prescription for them from my neurologist even though it was my knee surgeon who prescribed them originally but the fact that they work so well for me, my neurologist prescribed them.
They arrived today! My Mom washed my legs today and I have my new socks on right now. My Mom took pictures of my old socks and seeing them compared to my new sucks look it’s quite shocking! When I first started using a wheelchair, I just used the generic orthopedic wheelchair that you were given when you have a cast.
I would use the chair until the brakes were out or the armrest fell off. I just ordered a generic one online. It wasn’t until I finally caved and was sized and ordered a custom manual chair that made me think that I had been missing out for about a decade before I got one! I guess I have done the same thing with my compression socks.
First of all, they are not cheap by any means and with the pandemic, I wasn’t seeing doctors in person so my Mom and I just made do with what we had! She would see the holes in my socks while I was still wearing the sock and they would work for a while more. She took pictures of how my socks look now and I am so grateful that the new socks arrived today judging by the size of one of the holes!:
When I first started going to Barwis Methods, Mike Barwis told me that my leg hair would start growing again because of all the blood flow I would receive. I had noticed that my leg hair was not going in as much but then, it started to grow again and I had to shave more often than I had in years! Well, I’m back to not shaving my legs anymore because hair does not grow but I say this because these new compression socks feel like I have just gotten under clean sheets right after I have shaved my legs! Those of you who know, no how GREAT that feels! I STILL remember how that feels even though I haven’t felt my legs for 20 years!