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What is Compression Stockings? Compression Stockings is being taken by members of the PatientsLikeMe community. Share what you know about Compression Stockings in our forum.

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Reasons Taken

31 patients in the community are using or have used Compression Stockings.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 19 61%
disease-related symptoms 3 9%
General health 2 6%
Pain 1 3%
peripheral edema 1 3%
Atrophy, calf muscle 1 3%
Stiffness/spasticity 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently using Compression Stockings.

  0 day 0 none 24 hr day
  11 Number of Patients: 11 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been using Compression Stockings or how long patients were using Compression Stockings before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Compression Stockings

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How Long Patients Used Compression Stockings Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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2
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Why Patients Stopped Using Compression Stockings (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2 67% Other: 67%
Did not seem to work 1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%


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