Appointment

[lizmurphy61]

That is me got my appointment in for the clinic.The 25th of this month and the good thing is its only 15 minutes away from me.I got avena cream for my legs and support socks.But I have had to stop one of my meds and see if that helps as well Thanks for Reading

[Jennymary]

Good luck for your appointment x

[Hidden]

That's good news, did you only get one pair of compressions cause you can only wear them once then have to be washed and take a while to dry because they can't be dried on radiator or tumble dryer they have to dry naturally x

[lizmurphy61 in reply to Hidden]

said on them a couple of days then wash them I'm in Newcastle for the weekend x

[Hidden in reply to lizmurphy61]

Lypmhoedema Clinic said you can only wear once then have to be washed.

Enjoy geordie land and dont spend to much lol xx 😃

[lizmurphy61 in reply to Hidden]

now I don't know what to do 😞 lol xx

[Lynora]

Relax Liz - you are doing nothing wrong. Many people wear their compression for two or more days before washing them.

[lizmurphy61 in reply to Lynora]

can you wear your socks over them

[Julia-25]

I wear tights and wash them after two days,they can be washed in the machine on a delicate or wool wash. I always dry flat in the airing cupboard resting on a towel. I have them on a repeat prescription and have four pairs at any one time so only need to do the delicate wash cycle once a week.

[Hidden in reply to Julia-25]

I was told to wash them every day because cream and skin follicles make them lose there compression

[Hidden]

I always wear my sleeves 2 days before washing as it is difficult to get them dry overnight. I do have 2 pairs and have them replaced every 4 months. I haven't noticed any difference between washing them every day (which I used to do) and every 2 days xx

[lizmurphy61]

Thank you all for answering me xx

[lovesradio]

Hi all, I asked for two armsleeves so I could wash overnight and hang to dry. I roll the sleeve in a towel after rinsing out and squeeze as much water as I can out without twisting the towel! I hang a folded towel over the bedroom radiator and they dry over the 36 hour period OK. Every so often I wear an older sleeve for a day and pop both newer sleeves in with whatever 40 wash I am doing. If I am away overnight I just wear the same sleeve for two days. I don't think the compression is affected. But compression goes over time as you can always tell the difference when you don a brand new sleeve!