Do:
• Elevate your legs higher than your heart
   as often as possible
• Wear your prescribed stockings, putting
   them on first thing in the morning and
   removing them at night, unless otherwise
   instructed by your doctor.
• Avoid injury to your legs, especially
   near the ankles.
• Always wear your stockings when flying.
• Avoid high-salt foods.
• Replace your stockings every 4-6 months
   (or sooner if the nylon has lost its elasticity.)

Don’t:
• Dry your stockings in the dryer.
   (They last longer if air-dried.)
• Sit or stand for long periods
   without your stockings.
• Overuse salt on foods.
• Miss diuretics (water pills)
   prescribed by your doctor.

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