I saw a doctor in Cebu to find out the exact size of compression socks I needed to get. Turned out I needed those 3X and the ones I was shopping for before that, I think were 2X (way too tight). Be sure to get the right size and, hopefully, you will have someone to put them on for you each morning. Sometimes I get cramps when Nening is putting on the socks for me because I have to twist my feet so she can get it over the heel (the hard part). Hang in the dude. You're #1 to ask for the tricycle story. I hope it get a lot of people asking for it. It means they are actually reading my whole story.