Compression Socks
Mar 7, 2016 | 8:21 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: BA, Virgin, Lufthansa
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I started wearing them about 16 years ago when I was flying to the US about once a month and was getting achey calves.
They sorted me out and I've worn they for long haul flights ever since (indeed have two pairs so I can wear clean ones back)
Not sure how many pairs I've been through but I generally get them from Boots (UK)
They sorted me out and I've worn they for long haul flights ever since (indeed have two pairs so I can wear clean ones back)
Not sure how many pairs I've been through but I generally get them from Boots (UK)
Mar 7, 2016 | 8:32 am
#4
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Balham - Gateway to The South
Programs: BA Bronze
Posts: 2,020
I use Activa class 1, they are prescribed by my doctor as I wear them most days whether flying or not.
These are great as you can get them in various sizes, if you google them online you will get to their website which has a measuring guide etc.
I would stick to class 1, unless you get advice from your doctor to the contrary.
NB: most flight socks that you would buy in a pharmacy are class 1.
These are great as you can get them in various sizes, if you google them online you will get to their website which has a measuring guide etc.
I would stick to class 1, unless you get advice from your doctor to the contrary.
NB: most flight socks that you would buy in a pharmacy are class 1.
Mar 7, 2016 | 8:46 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2007
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My wife is a floor nurse and on her feet all day. She started wearing Sockwell compression socks and said they make a huge difference in how her legs feel after a 12+ hour shift.
Mar 7, 2016 | 11:57 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: Delta Gold, silver, what yr is it?
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Looks awfully loose to be an effective compression stocking 
I wear them for flights>6 hours (they annoy me so I wear them because I should, not because I enjoy them) The ones I've found (even Amazon) seem to be unisex or still too long for me (hit above the knee - where that top band hits can be quite important) so I generally end up slouching it a bit.
My best friend - who travels longer & more often than I do - loves compression tights.
I wear them for flights>6 hours (they annoy me so I wear them because I should, not because I enjoy them) The ones I've found (even Amazon) seem to be unisex or still too long for me (hit above the knee - where that top band hits can be quite important) so I generally end up slouching it a bit.
My best friend - who travels longer & more often than I do - loves compression tights.
Mar 7, 2016 | 12:54 pm
#9
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
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Had never considered them until I got DVT and subsequent pulmonary embolism - now under medical orders to wear them when flying longhaul. And I don't look like Nora Batty (I'm much better looking, and a man)
Bauerfeind venotrain, important to get measured properly for the right size I'm told
Bauerfeind venotrain, important to get measured properly for the right size I'm told
Mar 7, 2016 | 6:17 pm
#10
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Had never considered them until I got DVT and subsequent pulmonary embolism - now under medical orders to wear them when flying longhaul. And I don't look like Nora Batty (I'm much better looking, and a man)
Bauerfeind venotrain, important to get measured properly for the right size I'm told
Bauerfeind venotrain, important to get measured properly for the right size I'm told
It's something that seems to have quietened down after all the publicity it attracted several years ago. Many people get DVT yet never fly so it makes you wonder if the connection is as strong as it was made out to be?
Mar 9, 2016 | 8:23 am
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Moderator: merge with here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...tockings.html?
Mar 9, 2016 | 3:21 pm
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