Neuropathy - Do Compression Stockings Help?

I have severe axonal sensorimotor ply peripheral neuropathy, small fiber neuropathy, dysautonomia, and cardiac autonomic neuropathy. Prescription Compression hose has literally saved my legs during the day. They hurt going in and coming off once you get used to it they he’ll. Neuropathy and lymphedema cause my legs to swell really bad.

I like them too.

I have worn them for about a year, they do help walking WalMart,Target big box stores.. however, taking them off is also a relief. I've found not using lotion on my legs helps putting them on.I only can wear them for 6 hours a day.

xxx I USE… xxx
I use these leg/foot stocking cause there’s a problem on my legs/foot - the blood puts it in to a better blood of me. If not using these, my blood turns down my feet and makes my feet’s lets a lot bigger that I am. There’s no system that a doctor can’t do this.

xxx WHAT HAPPENED? xxx
3 years ago, I feel down and hit my rear-ends… 3-4 weeks after my body changed - usually worse then.

xxx TODAY… xxx
I exercise my body from my there to my arms/hands thru my back/feet. But still I need the use of my legs/feet using this that helps the blood in my lower body.

Thx,
Greg D. @greg1956

@johnbishop

Is it ok to wear compression socks with severe SFN?

@dlander I have to wear compression socks for lymphedema in my legs and I also have idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy. It’s does help control the swelling in my legs but doesn’t do anything to help my neuropathy.

I have Peripheral Neuropathy since 2018. Last year started to have balance, dizziness and falls. After a two months of testing I was diagnosed with CIDP (chronic inflannatory demylinating polyneuropathy) a rare autoimmune disease. I do not have pain, rather my main issue is feet numbness causing the above symptoms. I am quite mobile and agile but walk with a cane to prevent falls. I do wear compression socks and they do help with feet swelling.

In 2024 I begin having some numbness and tingling in feet. I have always been very active so I thought it was just from overdoing things. Symptoms continued and gradually got worse. Initially I went to a neck and spine doctor thinking it was pinched sciatic. The symptoms were equal in both feet and the doctor felt it was peripheral neuropathy. A pain management specialist prescribed gabapentin but I refused to go that route. Eventually I started wearing compression socks and did find some relief. However on nights I kept them on overnight I would often wake up with severe calf cramps.

I am still not convinced my problem is neuropathy. In June of this year I had a laminectomy (without fusion) and I am still in recovery. I am hoping this was the magic cure, time will tell. I just wanted to share my leg cramping with overnight compression sock wearing.

Thanks for allowing me share my story. BTW- this is my first post.

Hello @burchindy, Welcome to Connect. Thanks for sharing your story! My idiopathic small fiber story is similar as I only have numbness and tingling that started in my late 40s or so and gradually worked it's way from the toes up into the legs. I'm 83 now but still manage to keep moving 🙃but do struggle some with balance and walking any distance. There are many different discussions in the Neuropathy support group. You can also type in a search topic and find more specific discussions in the group. Here's the group discussion list - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/neuropathy/.

Hoping your recovery goes smoothly for your laminectomy and it does become your magic cure that we all would love to have. There are quite a few discussions on laminectomy recovery if you are looking to connect with others - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/.