I noticed you asked about compression (teds) stockings. I was told to wear them for 6 weeks. I hated them or I should say the pair the hospital gave me kept cutting into me like putting a small on an extra large! I had a stroke last September so my use of aspirin products was discouraged. I also was was swelling and very uncomfortable so I read somewhere on this forum about the JOBST compression stockings. I ordered them in nude and black and they were great! Better compression, better sizing, and they stay up ((I ordered the thigh highs) off of Amazon - just a thought