tiredwife
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@Ladyluck I don't think she has ever had her knees done! Without ice and elevation you can't control the swelling! If you swell you can't bend your leg. Yes you need to get up and move around some but you also need to ice and elevate! Without the ice you will feel a lot more pain. The stockings are for preventing bloodclots not for pain control. They will help that part of your leg not to swell as much, but you will swell above the stockings. I can't imagine my husband would have done as well as he has without the ice and elevation.