I had just awakened and groaned as I set up in my bed. After a little while, my Mom walked over to my doorway, and simply said, “Your socks arrived.”
I had gotten a phone call from Befitting You stating that my socks had not shipped yet but they’re going to be coming soon. I thought that I would get them on Tuesday because I got the call Friday evening.
I let what my Mom said to me sink in. My eyes burned and one big fat tear streamed out of both eyes and down my face. I said to myself, “Praise the Lord! My legs are killing me.”
I was excited because I have been without my compression socks for 29 days and I don’t understand how I went without them for six months when I had my pressure sores but that was four years ago. My disease has definitely progressed in the past four years.
What I was NOT prepared for was when my Mom put my socks on today, she always starts with my left leg because my right knee has been broken twice.
I don’t even remember what thing we were talking about, but it was just a ‘nothing’ conversation as she was putting on my socks, but as she got halfway through putting my sock on, I cried a quick succession of big fat tears! I waited until she was done to to wipe my face.
She asked me how my leg felt and she moved over to put my right sock on and I just said, “Calm.” Then she started to put my right sock on, and the tears started again! I waited until she was finished to wipe my face for the second time.
I would still working when I started wearing compression socks. I think it was 2015? I can’t believe that in 21 years my legs have gotten so terrible without them! I really wonder what my ultrasound will say about my lower limbs. I go on May 22.
Itit is a bit weird to be able to see my toes because I haven’t seen them for over a decade. I put this in socks. I usually wear with my shoes on when I pillage it because I couldn’t handle my toes being exposed.