[MelodyL]

Hi, just a quick question.

Alan has the Cam Walker boot thing. It goes all the way up almost to his knee. He walks very well with it. It came with these pads but there is still rubbing and the doctor made a point of telling me "watch his leg, check for rubbing and look for this, blah blah". I can't remember but the pads are for the shin and for the top of his foot.

But the darn thing was still rubbing, so Alan went out this morning and purchased Futuro Support Hose. The back of the box said he need a size large.

He came home and when I took these things out they looked like what girdles are made of. Very tight if you ask me. I said, why on earth did you buy these (he doesn't have any swolllen anything), he simply bought them so he wouldn't feel the rubbing of the boot.

He put one sock on , then put the boot on and he says "Oh this feels great, no rubbing". I just thought to myself "what if they cut off his circulation". I mean, I checked and he's fine and he is not numb on his leg, just the foot and near the ankle but not the leg, he has all feeling in his leg, so I have to think "well, he feels fine, he says they make the blood go into his feet so his neuropathy might benefit".

I mean, am I nuts here to be worried??? I have a friend who is diabetic with foot ulcers and he was told to buy these socks and he hates them. They go all the way up like panty hose and he says "these are so tight", but he has to wear them. But the ones Alan got (he only wears one), goes to his knee. It's black and he says they are fine. And he doesn't feel any rubbing.

When he comes home tomorrow morning, is there something I should be checking for on his leg to see if these things are too tight. I am clueless here.

I just wanted your opinion. Thanks to anyone who finds these support hose helpful.

Melody