Compression Socks Off

"Gotta thank you so much for your steady, unrelenting, reassuring message you always deliver about the body and our health.

You mentioned that compression socks were harmful and should be avoided because they squeeze the muscles and the tissue and the veins in the legs and that exacerbates whatever dysfunction that exists.

Well, I was so duped by the allopathic approach to this issue and by my illogical deductive reasoning. So, in spite of the fact that I am totally aligned with what you share about the body and it's ability to maintain homeostasis without much help from us, because of some latent fear about future damage to my legs, I opted for the squeezing with the compression socks.

A huge fear by many is the chances of a blood clot traveling to the brain and causing a stroke. That I could disregard easily as I had already put that fear to rest. But I developed a very deep, raw skin ulcer in the ankle area that took quite awhile using essential oils to heal. I made the mistake of Googling skin ulcers and very uncharacteristically I followed the advice I found and that was to use pressure...compression socks to prevent the blood from pooling in the very weak ankle area. Since that time I continued to use the socks.

Thanks again, to you, and your very logical reasonable, response to all this, I am now sock free. You asked me why I was wearing the socks. I said I had no idea except what I read online. Other than that, no reason. Then you explained how the body makes its own collateral venous systems when there's blockage. Well, oddly enough, I already knew that but didn't apply that to this situation. That makes no sense. And then you said when we do to the body what it already does for itself, we interfere with that process. That makes perfect sense. The fear of developing another skin ulcer completely evaporated.

By the end of the day, my first day sockless, I felt a new circulation in my legs. I felt greater mobility, less stiffness. And I felt so free. It seemed as if my body was rejoicing that I finally stopped interfering with it.

Now all i have to do is stick with my many leg specific exercises like Nishe; lying on the floor, legs up, knees slightly bent, & wiggling. Tai Chi, walking & trampoline for the ankle area. And of course the usual staying present, eating what the body needs, avoiding chemicals & not interfering with the body.

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Update on this venous issue. After about a week of no compression socks, the pain in my one leg was very excruciating at times. It was difficult to put weight on that one leg. I hobbled a lot. Cried a little.

But as my mind was blabbing about how horrible this was and how I should be afraid, I knew that old data stored there for years was not correct. I knew that the body creates a collateral venous system when there’s blockage in an existing one. During that process, there’s some pain as the new system is forming.

I knew this was happening because the pain was subsiding and moving.

I deliberately focused on the present moment as much as possible. That stopped my compulsive redundant thinking so I was better able to get fresh thoughts relative to this moment. It popped in my head to stop and really stretch the calf muscles when I was going up the steps. Then it came to me to focus on relaxing the muscles in the legs. Because when the pain would arise, I would immediately tense all the muscles which constricted the blood flow.

Then Eugeniya suggested compresses so I did that as she said with essential oils. I don’t have every one that she does so I used what I have for inflammation such as lavender. I also use DMSO which I don’t think she does but I really like it. And she recommended lemongrass which I didn’t have by itself. Had it in a blend. Now I’m using that too and it’s really helping.

I’m now almost walking normally. It’s so reassuring to know we can trust our bodies to restore always. Sometimes if the decay is too great, the restoration is thwarted. But in this case it wasn’t."