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4:16am May 5, 2015

bittersnurr:

livewithintentionandgrace:

katisconfused Idek. I just know it’s new for me, and my legs have been hurting a lot sooner at work. I started crying halfway through my shift today because my legs hurt so badly.

do you have compression stockings? because it really helps me with that. When I didn’t know what was wrong and I was working retail I had to have

  1. mesh shoes that vented because the blood pooling makes them overheat
  2. very breathable super soft socks
  3. multiple insoles for my shoes

to be marginally bearable 

obviously I’m way worse now so I can’t compare too well but I would say the compression stockings probably double the time I can stand 

I have this kind which is expensive but they are pretty sensory friendly vs the cheaper ones I tried. (also really pretty so you don’t have to feel like it’s a medical thing)

You have blood pooling? I used to get that really badly. My legs turned dark purple if I sat on the toilet longer than five minutes. They diagnosed me with venous insufficiency and didn’t do much. But it seems to have lessened since treating the more recently diagnosed stuff.