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Compression Stockings at. Night

Amerimex
Amerimex
Ive had knee issues in my DVT leg where it is catching and making my knee swell. Went to the orthopedic and said Aleve and gave me a 10 m compressiong stocking at night. I was freaked out because my other docs said not to wear stockings at night but he said it was ok. Anyway, this one is so weak and is like childs play compared to the 30-40 that i wear during the day. Been wearing it for the last two nigts and i have to tell you, my leg feels like a million bucks in the morning.
Amerimex
Amerimex
Oh! And my question!......
Has anyone had a cortisone shot in their DVT leg?
Any thoughts on the matter?
I dont want to prompt an "episode"
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have had injections in my knee on my DVT side. Unfortunately, 2 out of 3 times I got another DVT. I have failed on anticoags numerous times, so I might not be the best example.

As for the compression stockings, I slept in ted hose after my last dvts, and I loved sleeping in them. They put them on me in the hospital and I needed to sleep in them for about a month.

I'm not much help, sorry.
Amerimex
Amerimex
Cortisone?
Amerimex
Amerimex
Deary me,
Sounds like the Cortisone shot might not be a very good idea either. Im praying that this is my IT Band and that it will go away.
rmb
rmb
I would discuss it with your doc to get his take on the risks associated with it, if there are any.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I had a cortisone injection about three months after my DVT (after minor knee surgery) and I had no issues from it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hello Amerimex.. I had a knee injury(meniscal and ligament tears) last year which forced me to take bed rest which led to DVT.. I had a knee surgery last year and even after doing Physiotherapy regularly for almost 8-9 months there is still some swelling in my knee. Even in my case it is in the same leg that I had a DVT.. so we will never know whether this swelling is because of knee injury or PTS. Initially I used to be freaked out about the pain during the nights.. but I noticed the pain in my knee and my calf are very little when I am sleeping on my back in a soldier/star fish position. Once I am asleep I tend to go to foetus or log position but it pains again and disrupts my sleep...it is very frustrating.. but once I return back to the soldier position again, the pain slowly goes away.. you might try experimenting with these sleeping positions and see what works for you :)
Amerimex
Amerimex
Soldier position ...is that like a "4" position with one leg straight and te other bent? I love that position, though lately I have been propping my bad leg up on really tall pillows. It has been a godsend. My leg feels the best in the morning, though I am always a little nervous to take that first stand out of bed for fear of DVT burning signs.

Still psychologically scarred I guess.
BlackMamba
BlackMamba
Back to your original comment, I am going to give sleeping with a low grade compression sock a try. I some already that just sit in a drawer unused so it is at least worth a shot. Thanks for the idea!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Check this image

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Fhealth%2F3112170.stm&tbnid=QPZ3fwF_Iw0U-M:&docid=f2mB32JOvmYjnM&h=192&w=416

Positions 4 and 6 cause minimal pain to me.
I love the foetus position too.. thats how I used to sleep previously. But lately I had to made a lot of adjustments.. It will be odd for the first week but you will get habituated to it...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I guess the entire link didn't show up

logon to http://images.google.com

Just type "Sleeping positions" in the search box and you will find a lot of images explaining sleeping positions and their names.
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