Hello Everyone - I know this is my second sock post of the week :)......however, I wanted to share that I have experienced a reduction in my foot flaring by wearing compression socks throughout the day. It's only been the second day but I have seen a significant reduction in the severity of my flare ups - which is GREAT!
I've done a bit of research to understand if there are any downsides to wearing them but have not yet found anything other than socks expense and challenge of putting them on and taking them off. I plan to ask my PCP about it in my next appointment. Please comment if you have had experiences with the socks or have insight about them.
Hi - this is very late response to your post but I only just saw it. Are the compression socks still working for you? I was wondering where you get them/who makes them. I get a lot of swelling with my EM (especially in the knee where it's worst) and would like something to keep all the fluid out....
Hello. My name is Deann. I’ve had erythromelalgia for 7 years now. My em started out only in my hands. However my feet, ears, cheeks, and face were present just a few months after. I definitely find relief from compression socks and gloves. I don’t use them on a regular basis but really helps when my feet flare up but due to the sensitivity I can only handle the compression for small periods of time. Its frustrating to have something help relieve the pain but that same something also causes more pain depending on sensitivity or swelling. At first I was against compression socks because of how much my feet hurt just being on them, but it definitely helps.
Thats so interesting, I find anything tight around my feet desperately uncomfortable, cant even wear proper shoes, had to replace them all for a bigger size & extra wide because the swelling never fully resolves.
Do you have daily flares? I wonder whether you put the socks on before the flare starts or at the beginning of it or?
Do you use the compression socks with the loose toes or are they compression right over the toes too?
I also bought shoes too big so that my feet could swell. I my erythromelalgia is considered severe. I constantly have pain although some days are better than the other. On worse days when it flares I put open tow compression socks on which does help until my feet need to swell up more. It’s a win/lose situation but that little bit of relief is worth it.