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My local Walmart's mediped stockings only come in M & L Nothing fitting my size 5 feet. Does anyone know which compression is Travelsox? 20-25? or 15-20? or other? Please I'm under pressure to get something due to travelling soon. I just need some useful hints/leads from someone who has bought and tried alot of such stuff. That someone should preferably be as close to my situation as possible (with bad circulation and achy screamingly painful legs). Otherwise, it would be like apples giving tips to oranges. Thanks!

Hi, I had posted this in response to someone else's Q about support stockings. But now I'm asking the Q as a new posting, hoping for helpful info: I found these forums though I'm not a nurse, because I'm planning on travelling soon 10 hrs. by plane & was desperately searching high & low for info re: travel socks. I'm 47, and I have horribly painful legs & feet for decades already. Note that 20-25 mmHg Caralon hose cause my knees/ankles/arches to ache after awhile. As for 20-30 mmHg, I have many pairs from AARP purchased long ago, but gathering dust, because they just absolutely killed my knees/ankles & feet. So I've been trying to decide which is the best source/brand/value: Comparison: Sigvaris - 66% cotton, 8% spandex (but how durable is that much cotton, despite breathability? TravelSox - 15% lycra & no cotton, so maybe more supportive AND durable? Thorlo Western Boot Socks - 74% thorlon, 5% spandex (but how supportive is only 5% spandex, or even 8% for that matter, as compared to the 15% of travelsox? Then there's Therawear's 15-20 mmHg with no breathability (but hey, maybe they're still comfortable? Like, maybe they're warm & not clammy even if they're just nylon/spandex? And Therawear is most affordable too. The others are more expensive. I also can't find any info re: whether there's any correlation between mmHg & percentage spandex? Any advice from people in a similar situation would be appreciated. (i.e. if you too find heavy-support too binding). I suspect I have bad DVT. Thanks!

Hi, I found these forums though I'm not a nurse, because I'm planning on travelling soon 10 hrs. by plane & was desperately searching high & low for info re: travel socks. I'm 47, and I have horribly painful legs & feet for decades already. Note that 20-25 mmHg Caralon hose cause my knees/ankles/arches to ache after awhile. As for 20-30 mmHg, I have many pairs from AARP purchased long ago, but gathering dust, because they just absolutely killed my knees/ankles & feet. So I've been trying to decide which is the best source/brand/value: Comparison: Sigvaris - 66% cotton, 8% spandex (but how durable is that much cotton, despite breathability? TravelSox - 15% lycra & no cotton, so maybe more supportive AND durable? Thorlo Western Boot Socks - 74% thorlon, 5% spandex (but how supportive is only 5% spandex, or even 8% for that matter, as compared to the 15% of travelsox? Then there's Therawear's 15-20 mmHg with no breathability (but hey, maybe they're still comfortable? Like, maybe they're warm & not clammy even if they're just nylon/spandex? And Therawear is most affordable too. The others are more expensive. I also can't find any info re: whether there's any correlation between mmHg & percentage spandex? Any advice from people in a similar situation would be appreciated. (i.e. if you too find heavy-support too binding). I suspect I have bad DVT. Thanks!