At 73 and a male full time caregiver for my Dementia 92 year old mother, I appreciated your guidance. They are doing wonders for her edema swelling of feet and lower legs.
@@thesunnyedge -- Doing the same for my dad for a few years now. But now I am doing it for myself because I am an idiot. The 10mg dose of Norvasc heart pressure medication (amlodipine) is the most anyone should ever take in a single day. I did two straight days of taking three pills or 60mg. I could`ve killed myself. I wish I could share a photo to show how my legs from knee to toe were literally twice the normal size. Ouch. Cheers Brooke Folk and TheSunnyEdge.
@@thesunnyedgethank you for the video it helped , yet i would also ask and love if you could if possible make a video on helping someone else put the compression socks on another, as that was my original goal for my search
Any advice for someone who has ankylosing spondylitis, both hips replaced and most recent triple bypass. I struggle to put on compressions any advice would be be greatly appreciated
You may be getting tired of reading thank you's but . . . THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!! what a relief to find such an easy way to put on compression socks. No special tools or assistance needed. I can do it all by myself. I know that sounds silly but it really hits the ego having to struggle with my compression socks. Going forward there are no more excuses. I can wear them as often as needed with no difficulty. You changed a fifteen minute workout into a two minute routine. Thank you very much.
OMG! Thank you so much! I had just gotten my compression socks, and was in tears trying to put them on. We found your video, and it worked like a charm. Bless you
Ohhh the struggle can be real putting them on but I’m so happy you found my video and it helped make the process easier! 😊 Thank you so much for writing! 💕
Oh my gosh, your video was so helpful to me this morning. I’m putting compression socks on for the first time, and I am morbidly obese. The person at the store really didn’t give me good instructions for a morbidly obese person, so it wasn’t working. Out of desperation, I turned to RU-vid and found your video. Thank you, thank you, thank you. ♥️
The only "real difficulty" one might encounter with compression socks is whether said socks are being used prophylactically (i.e. you) or therapeutically like me, who already had severe edema of the feet, ankles, and legs including my effing knees. I suffered an overdose shock of Novarsc heart medication (amlodipine). It required gargantuan strength and strain to wear my socks and it felt like I was wearing leg vices rather than compressors. Adding to my tribulation was that the pharmacist gave me the wrong foot size for the pressure needed, i.e. 20-30 mmHg. They were a size smaller than they should`ve been. It felt like medieval torture socks. Now that the swelling is reducing gradually, the socks are indeed much easier to put on. Surprisingly, my first instinct was wearing them the way you demonstrate here, meaning, pulling the sock inside-out to the heel. Nobody can get a 20-30 mmHG compression sock the way you would normally wear an everyday dress or sports socks. You might strain your back or get a hernia. Lol
OMG!!!.... you just literally changed my life. Thank you so much. I've been trying to put my TED hose on for literally 6 months and couldn't do it by myself. I tried your way and got them on with no problem. THANK YOU SO SO VERY MUCH!!!!!
Omg I can’t believe I just came across your video🤣🤣🤣 I had to show my husband because I literally will wake him up out his sleep to help me put on my compression socks on 🤦🏾♀️🤣 Thank you!!!!
Thank you, Sandra! I went online today to buy some sort of tool to put on my new compression socks but, while searching, found your excellent instructions. What a relief to find an easy method that doesn't involve extra money or equipment!
As a supervisor, I want to thank you for the demonstration and comparison between the brands since the ease of put on / removal is very important for myself and fellow nursing staff since most of us now get changed at work. With that said, would you consider including the putting on / removal process within future compression sock review videos you create, since that may help influence our purchase decision? There is clearly a difference between brands and thanks for considering!
Nurse Jackie Yes definitely, thank you for that feedback! I totally agree with you that it’s an important consideration when purchasing compression socks, especially when time is a factor as you mentioned.
The compression socks they gave me at the hospital were easy...... They had no toes. Well, I needed something more. Now that I've got em I didn't have a clue how to get these things on! I looked on RU-vid and there you were! Thank you so much, I couldn't have gotten dressed this morning without you!!!
thank you so much. I am a "little" more elderly, and have struggled so much putting my compression socks on. I was so impressed and I tried it immediately and IT WORKS!! thank you again!!
Awesome, thanks for making this video. I ended up in the ER a month or so ago and the doctor told me I should consider them. Hearing you also saying you wear them on long shifts. I always associated these socks with older people. I have VVS (vasovagal syncope) after my open heart surgery, the vagus nerve was damaged but I take that any day over if I had not gone to the ER when my gut told me so. After hearing it from several places and speaking with my rehab therapist, they were surprised I did not have them yet. Got them from a local store where they measured and ordered them. Today was my first day wearing them, well..... now I know how to do it hahahaha. The Internet has all the answers ;-)
Glad to hear you are giving compression socks a try! You are smart to learn how to put them on from the beginning. I struggled for years not knowing there were easier ways. 😅 I hope they make a difference for you and you end up loving them!
OMG. Why have I never thought of seeing if somebody had found a trick. You did it! I have been using compression socks on and off for 20 years and always dreaded to put them on. I tried your way and its amazingly easy! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for the demo! I had been avoiding because of the struggle of putting them on patients. Your demo made it easy for me and my patients!!!!
I haven't worn my compression socks in a while because my hands are weak due to RA. I watched your video again and I finally was able to get them on. Thanks for your video. It helped a lot.
Awe sorry to hear about your RA causing hand weakness. That must be difficult. I’m glad you were able to persevere and get your socks on though! Great job! 😊
Omg thank you. My daughter and I were trying so hard to get them on. I have a huge clot right now from my hip to ankle and the pain putting these on was insane. Your videos helped us so much. Thank you thank you so much.
I am so glad a friend of mine shared your video with me. I got my first pair today to help with swelling and had no idea they were going to be so tough getting on. Thanks for this!
Wow Sandra - your method really works! I bought some compression socks off of Amazon and I was successful putting them on the very 1st time I tried using your method. I love the way compression socks feel. Easy Peasy. Thank you!
Thank you for this video. My podiatrist just started me on wearing these. I was barely able to get them on & caused a run in one of them. You make it look so much easier. I will definitely try this next time. God bless you🛐✝️🕊️
Thankyou for posting the trick with grabbing the heel.. This was life changing!!! I had cellulitis 5 times in 3 months period of time last year and I have been living in compression socks now to avoid getting Cellulitis again. To say that it was painful to put compression socks on when your leg hurts just to touch it is an understatement. This makes putting them on so much easier!!! THANKS!!!
Oh wow, sorry to hear about your cellulitis! That sounds very painful. So glad you found my video and it helped you! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I really appreciate getting feedback like this. ❤️
Thank you for your video.I just had an ultrasound on my leg finding out I have blood clots and got my compression socks, I couldn't get them on until I found your video. So Thank you again to show me the way to put them on!
Thanks you sooooo much! I have to help my wife with these due to swelling and I was hoping there was an easier way than what I was doing! Now I can get help her get these on easy and without back pain for me!
Okay, I am a 67 year old typical male, you know my type, we don't ask for directions - ever. I bit the bullet hard on this video, shut my alpha brain door and tried it. And Voila, easy peasy! I can't say I am reformed, but I can be more informed. Thanks SunnyEdge for put a dent, however small in my male brain. Thanks!
I laughed at this video when I first saw it. Then I tried it and it worked. I was able to effortlessly pull up the compression sock. Brilliant! Thank you
It's John Nozum again. I just tried your technique tonight for putting on compression socks. Your technique WORKED!!! Moreover, I am experimenting with regular white socks underneath, mostly to see if it might cut down on the ITCH, ITCH, ITCH, in addition to getting a little more pressure. My socks are rated "Moderate", comparable to 15-20 mmHg when compared to a blood pressure cuff. When I used compression socks last year, I had better luck with them alone than spironolactone and severe elevation (legs up against a corner, sticking up at least 80 degrees) PUT TOGETHER!!! I'm pretty optimistic that I can take a serious bite out of leg / feet edema in rather short order with these socks. My main thing still left to be seen is the hopeful absence of leg itching. As you might know, leg skin tends to be thin and can bleed easily if scratched "too hard" (and doesn't have to be hard to cause bleeding). I am 57 years old at the time of this writing and just had cryoablation done on my heart back on 05/09/2024, due to both A.fib AND A.flutter--almost certain to be stress related. If the socks fail to fully cut the mustard, I guess my next step would be to call a doctor and see about adding a more powerful diuretic drug to the mix, since spironolactone didn't seem to do squat---not even peeing more than normal, like diuretics are supposed to do. If I remember right, I think I was on 25 mg once a day. Didn't seem to do squat. Anyway, thank you! May God's peace be with you--in the name of Jesus! From John Nozum
Hello Following DVT, and Pulmonary Embolisms, I was referred to the surgery nurse. I had a doppler test to make sure they were suitable and measured for my socks. I live in England and was prescribed on the NHS (I know I am so lucky to have them) for three pairs of socks and get a new lot every three months. The make is Activa British Standard Pattern Socks Class 2 18-24 mmHg. The nurse showed me the same method of putting them on but also advised me of a Dry Oil spray to make them slide on, it makes them so easy to put on. The oil I use is from Avon Skin So Soft, so should be readily available in America. The oil is also for looking after the skin to keep its soft and prevent it cracking, which may lead to ulcers and varicose veins. I have now been wearing them for 12 years and totally agree with how good they are to the previous tubular grips bandages I was wearing.
Ohhh that’s so interesting! I’ve never heard of using an oil to help put on compression socks but it makes a lot of sense and seems like a fantastic tip! Thank you for sharing! I’m sure there’s a lot of other people out there who don’t know this as well. 💕
Wow, I want your area's NHS Trust lol. I was told I'm allowed 2 prescription pairs, every 6 months. Anything else, I have to buy more out of my own pocket! I snagged the heel of one pair on our stairs within the 1st week - they still work with the ladder in the heel and it didn't spread, luckily, so it's contained within my shoes out of sight. I bought 3 extra pairs for things like going on holiday or in case of accidents, like spilling milk or food (I'm clumsy), snagging, whatever unforeseen events - just in case. It cost me about 150 quid for the 3 pairs, and that was with a first order discount. I treat them with kid gloves lol, I can't afford not to! Also I never go round the house without slippers any more, not even to briefly pop downstairs for something and then go back up - the stair incident taught me a valuable lesson, covering these stockings to protect them is essential. Lesson learned. 😆
Thank you so much for your video! ❤ It was very helpful and informative! I had a lot of anxiety about putting my compression stockings on, but I followed the step by step instructions on your video and I got them on. My right one was easier to put on than my left, but after a lot of pulling, tugging and sweating, lol, I got them on.
Thanks very much! My husband slipped on the ice a month ago and broke his wrist. He wears compression socks so I've been having a really hard time helping him put his socks on! I can't wait to show him how to do it right!
I just wanted to thank you for this super easy way to put on these socks! I'm a disabled veteran and I really struggled putting it on until I found you! I just put one on and with your help it was virtually effortless. Thanks
Thanks! I finally gave up and threw my newly prescribed for edema compression socks into the trash in frustration. I found your video, fished them out of the trash, and put them on, no struggling! 👍👍👍Feels pretty good so far. One would think the socks would come with instructions!
Haha I’m glad they survived the trash and they’re making an impression on you! 😄 You know, that’s a really good point…why DON’T they come with a little instruction pamphlet or something? 🤔
I have worn graduated compression stockings for several years--since varicose vein surgery. I have good hand strength but I also have osteoarthritis. So, pulling or pushing hard with my fingers can be painful. I spend 8 to 10 hours a day working on a computer. Consequently, I wear 20-30 mmHg stockings, which are more difficult to don than 15-20 mmHg stockings, especially stretching the sock over the heel. Obviously, 30-40 mmHg stockings, which I wear on long plane flights (assuming we ever have those again), are even more difficult. For wearers who are less flexible and/or have less hand strength, even the 15-20 mmHg stockings can be a challenge. The tension required to take off some of my stockings (especially 30-40 mmHg) strains my thumbs if I simply push them down and try to slide the bunched sock over my heel. To avoid the problem, I push it down from the top and pull the top over the heel first, the same way you pull it over the heel and up your calf when donning it. I have learned another trick to make donning stockings easier. To don the left stocking: (1) I pull the stocking over my left hand (the "stocking hand") and up my arm until the tips of my left fingers are inside the toe of the stocking. (2) With my right hand ("free hand") I pull the stocking down my left arm and turn it inside-out, pulling the top over my left hand and past the ends of my left fingers until I expose the inside stocking heel. (3) I grab the exposed heel with my free hand and pull the stocking snug against the ends of my fingers on my left hand. (4) With my free hand, I grab the outside of the stocking at the end of my fingers on my left hand, and the toe of the stocking inside the fold, and slide my left hand out of the stocking until the heel of the sock is at the heel of my left hand and edge of my palm, and my left thumb is outside of the sock. (5) With my right hand, I pull the heel of the sock away from the palm of my left hand to create a small space. (6) I insert my left foot into the space, pulling the heel of the sock with my right hand and sliding my left hand out of the sock as my foot goes in. (7) I then pull on the heel with my right hand and the top of the folded sock with my left hand to snug the sock against my toes. (8) Next, I pull the top of the stocking over my foot and ankle leaving, one fold of material over the ankle. (9) I pull the fold over my heel and ankle and then insert my thumbs inside the sock to pull it up my calf, avoiding the very top of the stocking. Try it. You'll like it!
I'm leaving hospital now after total knee replacement. The nurse who put on my compression stockings first placed a short plastic bag over my toes, covering the top half of my foot. The scrunched up sock slid easily over the plastic onto foot, and when fully in place, she pulled the plastic bag out of the hole at the top of the sock. I will do this at home!
A very big thank you for this video, huge thank you. First time wearing compression socks with the toe in. I’ve been wearing the toeless one. This was a huge help for me. Again thank you so much. Cheers
25 years ago a nurse said to me I keep my legs looking good with compression socks. So I started and continue to wear them everyday and my legs still look great at I’m a guy 77 years old with the legs of a 25 year old!! I do not own any regular socks. Great video.
Good video. Thanks. I do see that this technique would not work for hip replacement patients. It's exactly what they tell us not to do. No crossing legs with knee up and crossing over the other leg.
Thank you! I knew there had to be an easier way! I had to start wearing these for the first time in my life and they were not easy to do! I'll definitely try your hint next time!
@@thesunnyedge Well, I don't know if I'll love them, as I hate to wear socks! haha! But your way does make it a lot easier to use them! Thanks again :)
Hi when i saw my varicose veins at first I thought it was end of the world🤣🤣now i see helpful videos on youtube to how wearing this stockes and so on Thanks beautiful🌸
Thank you so much. I also took them off the same way. It was so much easier. I also wore a blister on my big toe from the stitching. A 5 year old told me to turn them inside out first. I did. I had no problems with blisters again.
Thank you I really needed this! My feet is swollen again and I feel like I'm about to pass out. 😣 I will get contact with my doctor today, IMMEDIATELY!!
Lifesaver. I just bought compression socks and could not figure this out for the life of me! I have swelling in my ankles. I stand while I work (8 hours a day, 5 days a week).
Wow thanks for sharing. I couldn't get mine on in the aeroplane. I had to take it off. Because I couldn't even breathe with it on.but watching this video, I'm going to try it.
I use this technique for putting on my 30-40 mmHg thigh high compression socks. I find that wearing some dish washing gloves gives me a better grip to pinch and pull up the socks. Or there are special gloves you can purchase from medical supply stores but are more expensive. I'm not very flexible, so I lay on my back in bed with feet up in air when I put them on. Also, I do a lymphatic massage first to help get some of the swelling moving.
I just learned this from Bombas sock school video. It is amazing how this method works! I am wearing Bombas. Super comfortable! My healing foot feels better with it on.
I at age 83 with a little problem of feet swelling, have been wearing compression socks for about a year, I had figured out my own way of putting them on and off, it is a struggle, tomorrow I’ll try your way, and see how that goes… thanks.
That wias a fantastic video. You are correct when you say that compression socks are difficult to put on and takeoff. Thank you so much for your sharing this information
I thank you for this video. I was looking for an easier way to put compression socks on. I am having some leg and feet edema, which seemed to have gotten worse since my heart ablation procedure, which I had done on 05/09/2024. My heart is doing MUCH BETTER, and the soreness is subsiding, but but I gained around 12-14 pounds since the procedure--in only 6 days.
Thank you for your demonstration, it certainly helps me. It took me 2 hours to took mine off; I never know it was so hard. My brand is the Life Brand. Demonstration will help me next time.
Great information and easy way to put them on! I had never thought of pinching the heel and then putting my foot in. Very clever. Thank you so much!! (PS. I just looked up the PRO socks on Amazon. They are currently unavailable there.)
I bought a donner and it's been my life saver to put my stockings and sox on. When you have arthritis and can't bend so well and deadness in part of your feet, the donner makes it possible to be independent and get your sox/ stocking on. Good investment.
I’ve never tried a donner but it seems like a good tool, especially as you say, when it’s difficult to bend, etc. I may have to get my hands on one and make a video in the future! Thank you for the recommendation!
Hi! So happy I discovered your video. I’ve been using pro compression socks for the last 4-5 years and they have been a life saver for me( I am not a nurse, but I do work 80-90hours a week on my feet during the summers) . Do you have any recommendations on which one you think works better? The swelling on my ankles has become the worst problem for me so I am seriously considering trying the CEP brand . Thank you 💕
Oh wow you work a lot! 😳 I’m glad you wear compression socks! I have to say, I really love my CEPs. The three pairs I have are quite a few years old now but are still really snug and have good elasticity. I would definitely recommend trying them out!
@@thesunnyedge thank you! I definitely will try to get few pairs. I love the Pro compression too, I’ve worn mine for few years and just now they are starting to stretch a little . Definitely worth every penny
