JuJu,

Do they feel tight like control-support pantyhose? I'm just curious if they are confining around the waist and tummy. I have a pair of Spanx that do wonders when clothes fit a little snug. My concern is that they end mid-thigh, so I worry I'm cutting off my circulation in my legs when I wear them.

~Dani

yes, they do feel that way, but unlike Spanx, which I have used a lot myself, the panty is more comfortable, I think, and the look is more natural. Spanx may actually work against you especially because they may be forcing blood down into your legs, instead of up and out of them, since the compression is all abdomen/pelvis/thighs and nothing on your lower thighs or calves. The point of these "graduated compression" stockings is that they're tightest at the ankle (the most important fitting spot, and the compression eases as they go up, which works to help your legs push the blood back up to your heart, if your vein's valves and leg muscles are having a hard time working together to do that work. Now I wonder if this "economy class" syndrome ought to be renamed "spanx syndrome" ??

JuJu,

It's interesting, that you posted that "Economy class" syndrome should be renamed to "Spanx" syndrome. My blood clot was found not to long after I started to wear them. My blood clot appeared right behind my knee, so I wonder if my office job sitting all day in Spanx could have been a problem.

~Dani

Danijw, it' worth asking your docs about it. When you look at the risk factors for DVT, tight clothing factors in, but especially immobility. It's not a bad idea to get one of those countdown timers for your desk to remind you to stand and move about a bit every hour or so...