I have been reading in the posts about stockings that people have to wear for surgery. What are they and why do some wear them and others don't mention them?

I had surgery in Mexico in March and had the stockings. They are the white

open toed very strong elastic stocking that they put on you whenever you

have surgery (not sure if it's every surgery, but I remember having them when

I had a c-section in '96). It is to stop clots from forming in your legs. They

put mine on about 1 hour prior to surgery. I wore them for about 24 hours.

To me (and my fat legs!) they were more uncomfortable than the pain from

surgery. They kept rolling down and bunching up behind my knees.

Rhonda

Dr Lopez 3/10/05

221/198/140

First Fill 5/7/05 3 ccs

The stockings are strong support hose to help stop blood clots. You'll put them on before surgery. I was able to take mine off the next day. No big deal. Good luck!

Chris

Mine weren't really hose...they were these fabric covered plastic things that wrapped around my legs and secured with strong velcro. Then there were tubes that attached to a machine. The machine inflated and deflated the things on my legs (almost like a blood pressure cuff). The nurse said they were "to simulate walking" and thus to keep blood clots down. Mine were mostly annoying and when I was able to get up and walk around for longer periods of time they took them off.