I found compression stockings both on Ebay and on the web for
one-tenth the price/
I left rehab with several pairs of thigh high and replace them over
time with knee high....
sounds like having a prescription multiplied the price.
The insurance/prescription places seem to charge waaaaaay more than
the places i have found online like Allegro and Best Buy Medical---
and even Colonial when they have sales
as well as Overstock.com and Amazon .com for a number of hygiene and car items
They are the only things kinds of sock/stockings i wear
Akua
Hi Diane - you might want to try Dr. Leonard's (drleonards.com)
that's where I get mine for about 9 dollars per pair. I have to wear
them for ankle swelling - they work, but are very hard to get on &
off.
Barney
From: Diane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 4:31 AM
To: TM
Subject: [TMIC] More money
Just bought my first pair of compression stockings and it was $ 95.
The dr wrote me a prescription for them because the pressure sores
on my ankles won't heal because my feet are always swollen.
Apparently, the water prevents blood from properly circulating to
those areas & healing is greatly slowed down.
I just can't believe the amount of money I have to spend that is not
covered by the Province or by our private insurane - cushions,
memory foam for the bed, bandages, incontinence pads (just in case)
and on and so on. They do cover my catheters - whoopie !
Diane in Canada
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