Support Hose

Nurses Uniform/Gear

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Hey :) I am an RN and I work on my feet all day of course! LOL :) I am starting to see some varicose vein action around my ankles. Can anyone recommend a good brand of support hose? Knee highs or thigh highs??

Thanks in advance :)

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Thigh highs never stay up on me.

You can buy simple L'eggs support socks or the heavier therapeutic type near the counter at the drug store. Try out a couple of brnads and see what make YOUR feet and legs feel better.

They do help.

:)

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I wear the nursemates knee highs and they help. They are a low compression around 11 I think, then if you need more you could move up to the jobst ect...They start out around 15 compression if memory serves. Hope that helps.

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Whether you go with knee high or thigh high is really up to you. If you are getting varicose veins in your thighs as well, youd want to go with the thigh high or even waist high, but if its only in the lower leg you can do knee high. Since they are just starting out I'd say go with the 15-20 mmHg. If you decide you want even more support later on, you can step up to the 20-30 mmHg.

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