A whole week of stockings

What a difference one week makes! The pictures this morning look so much different from the pictures last Wednesday. I don't feel like I am walking with a limp anymore. I can still see my varicose veins and fell them when I run my finger across my legs. The large swollen vein at my ankle is much smaller.

The pain level today is higher than yesterday. My postoperative care instructions state that tightness is an "expectation of a successful procedure". I can also expect to have bruising and tenderness up to a month after the treatment date.

This may sound crazy, but I was looking forward to putting my stocking back on this morning after my shower. I despise compression stockings yet I cannot argue with their benefits. Air on my leg is refreshing and relaxing. Too much relaxing means that my veins are not receiving the proper amount of support and pressure.

I forgot to mention an annoying downside of compression stockings. When I wore my compression stockings for the first 3 days straight I had no issues for the stockings falling down or bunching behind my knees. Putting stockings on and removing them daily stretches them causing them to gradually fall down during the day. After 1 1/2 days, I have to start pulling the stockings up from the back of my knee. It is driving me crazy.