This doctor is correct. Take it from a retired Flight Attendant. A 6'5" male FA. I experienced a blood clot back in 2013 while walking to the gate to fly a all night flight to Colombia. My leg starting hurting me out of the blue and by the time I reached the gate, pulled down my knee high business sock, my left shin area was black and blue and swollen. Immediately called crew scheduling to get off the flight. This was at 11 pm on a Friday night. By Tuesday I was told by a vein specialist I had a blood clot. Had vein surgery on Thursday and a week later my entire left leg was huge. The clot grew into a DVT and the entire left leg swollen from ankle to waist. I was always active and never had vein issues. Played sports my whole life. It can hit anybody without warning. Needless to say I was off work 6 months and went back to flying. Did so for another 5 years, always wearing compression socks when in the air and at home. Still wear them at times. Moral of story. Yes, older people or people that have all kinds of serious surgeries are at risk. It might also be worth it to get legs checked out by a vein specialist every once in awhile. My vein doc told me to take a baby aspirin daily the rest of my life. Still always a chance to get a clot again, but compression socks and baby aspirin can help a lot to avoid clotting. 🤙
As a flight attendant, what you all really need to know is to take them off you in the rare case of an emergency. Compression socks, pantyhose, spandex will all burn INTO your skin if a fire breaks out.
100% agreed with doctor. I wear compression stockings EVERYDAY now. I can feel a difference. My leg feels "normal" after wearing it all day. If I don't, it feels swollen, leg feels kind of numb like sleepy, needles & pins.
Odds of being young X not having type 2 diabetes X not having high cholesterol X staying sufficiently hydrated X being athletic X not smoking X not overweight...soon you realize the odds are against you and that you might as well wear the damn things.
My feet swell on long flights, to the point I couldn’t get my shoes back on if I took them off. I started wearing compression socks on long flights and it made a HUGE difference.
@@prettypenny2353 LOL! I meant I fly 3-5 times each week every month for the past 25 years. Thankfully, I did not dump in my diaper so it’s not a full Biden moment.
This doctor is correct. Take it from a retired Flight Attendant. A 6'5" male FA. I experienced a blood clot back in 2013 while walking to the gate to fly a all night flight to Colombia. My leg starting hurting me out of the blue and by the time I reached the gate, pulled down my knee high business sock, my left shin area was black and blue and swollen. Immediately called crew scheduling to get off the flight. This was at 11 pm on a Friday night. By Tuesday I was told by a vein specialist I had a blood clot. Had vein surgery on Thursday and a week later my entire left leg was huge. The clot grew into a DVT and the entire left leg swollen from ankle to waist.
I was always active and never had vein issues. Played sports my whole life. It can hit anybody without warning. Needless to say I was off work 6 months and went back to flying. Did so for another 5 years, always wearing compression socks when in the air and at home. Still wear them at times.
Moral of story. Yes, older people or people that have all kinds of serious surgeries are at risk. It might also be worth it to get legs checked out by a vein specialist every once in awhile. My vein doc told me to take a baby aspirin daily the rest of my life. Still always a chance to get a clot again, but compression socks and baby aspirin can help a lot to avoid clotting.
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As a flight attendant, what you all really need to know is to take them off you in the rare case of an emergency. Compression socks, pantyhose, spandex will all burn INTO your skin if a fire breaks out.
They do make wool compression socks. Those would be fine.
100% agreed with doctor. I wear compression stockings EVERYDAY now. I can feel a difference. My leg feels "normal" after wearing it all day. If I don't, it feels swollen, leg feels kind of numb like sleepy, needles & pins.
I wear them all the time mostly the right leg because my leg feels heavy due to veins. It really helps a lot.
Can’t help but wonder if the incredibly cramped seating on modern planes has made this problem more likely to occur.
Odds of being young X not having type 2 diabetes X not having high cholesterol X staying sufficiently hydrated X being athletic X not smoking X not overweight...soon you realize the odds are against you and that you might as well wear the damn things.
My feet swell on long flights, to the point I couldn’t get my shoes back on if I took them off. I started wearing compression socks on long flights and it made a HUGE difference.
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You can also do seated calf raises.
I’m 70 years old, in good health, exercise regularly. I tried these during a long flight,I felt nothing different. My ankles don’t swell.
I have worn compression socks for 25 years and I fly 3-5 weeks EACH week.
Each year , you mean. Like 3 to 5 weeks each year. Did you have a Joe Biden moment 😢
@@prettypenny2353 LOL! I meant I fly 3-5 times each week every month for the past 25 years. Thankfully, I did not dump in my diaper so it’s not a full Biden moment.
Thanks Dr. Linda Le
This frequent flyer ALWAYS wears them....common sense people
walk around?? these days with so much clear air turbulence???😮
This is art!
Like we all know what's a dvt....tell me what's a vtd...then!!
Deep vein thrombosis
countless stories out there of folks getting strokes while on vacation abroad