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6 years ago

I'm sitting at JFK waiting for my flight home. This is three of four weeks of travel in a row and I'm tired and bored. So I thought I'd share my compression socks cuz I'm wearing them now. These are Sigvaris. I like them.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CULD2B6/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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localeater

6 years ago

Spanish, I was sitting in terminal 5 yesterday from 830 pm until midnight. Where were you, wouldnt it be funny if we had been right next to each other.

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dedtired
6 years ago
Thanks for the recommendation. I have considered using them when flying. They sound like they would be uncomfortable. Are they hard to get on?
1929Spanish-GW
Original Author
6 years ago
They are pretty easy. I've hade full leg compression stockings after vein injections and they were a real pain. These just need to be finessed.
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Bonnie
6 years ago
I have a similar pair and wear them on long flights. They are not uncomfortable to wear. I leave home with them only (short ride to the airport) and like having them on when I go through security and have to take my ballet flats off.
Funkyart
6 years ago
I have a genetic clotting disease so I should really look into them-- I haven't taken a long flight in the last handful of years but I am becoming much more mindful of the issues of my disease as I get older.

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User
6 years ago
1929Spanish, I was hoping they'd come out with a funky pattern for the socks when I saw this thread.

Dh has a genetic clotting disorder too ... Factor V Leiden. He's had to wear compression stockings for the past 20 years. First full length, now knee high. At first he was uncomfortable wearing shorts in public, but now doesn't give it a second thought.
maddie260
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
They are the greatest. I've worn them for years - don't need to travel to wear them.
Funkyart
6 years ago
Cindymac, I have the same.
gsciencechick
6 years ago
I don't have this brand, but I always use them for longer flights.
1929Spanish-GW
Original Author
6 years ago
I was in terminal 4. Flight was supposed to leave at 6:15. Left after 10pm. Long story. I would love to run into GW folks. I'm in and out of conversations often, but love putting faces to conversations.
1929Spanish-GW
Original Author
6 years ago
I tried posting a pic of my socks in my Sandals (cuz I'm old and I don't care), but the interwebz was slow. So here you go!

This might be the memorial for these shoes. They have walked many miles and are tired. Very tired.

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