Some funky legwear you won't see on the runways this season. In a few hours, I get to kiss these bad boys GOODBYE!!! The day before my surgery, I was asked by my surgeon's office to participate in a medical research study. Instead of the standard procedure which involves daily injections of blood thinning drugs for two weeks after surgery prevent blood clots, I was selected to wear these cuffs for 10 days instead. They periodically apply pressure squeezing upward on the calves to help move blood through the veins. They're attached to a small portable pump, and I've been required to wear them 24/7 since the surgery except for two or three 30-minute breaks per day. I'm still glad I didn't get selected for the control group who gets the shots, but I will be VERY glad be done with these. So will mon mari; we're going out to lunch to celebrate after I turn the equipment back in to the doctor.
Oh you're lucky you didn't get on the blood thinners, those things are horrible. Congrats on getting the cuffs off! Hope you really enjoy that lunch, you deserve it!
ReplyDeleteI agree that you're lucky to be able to avoid extra drugs, but having once worn a cast for weeks, I can sympathize with you wanting to get these off -- and what a pretty pedicure!
ReplyDeleteLove the nail polish! My mum wore those after surgery also - amazing piece of technology.
ReplyDeleteWhen we met with the surgeon yesterday, he said that he's hoping these will eventually replace the stockings and blood thinning drugs given to patients post-surgery. He believes they're more effective and safer than the drugs.
ReplyDeleteAnytime you don't have to use drugs to do something is a good time. I'm glad you're getting them off though because like any other appliance, it's annoying to have hanging around. :-)
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