I'm shrinking

(I Am The Egg Man ku-ku-kachoo) #1

Yup. Proof’s in the pudding.
These socks were too snug to go over my swollen calf 5 months ago. Now, they fit to the top of my calf, so I need to fold them over. Also, I just cut 6" off my shoelaces, as they’re too long now that my feet are narrower. Looks like I’ve gone back to Normal width rather than Wide.

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(Frank) #2

Awesome Don!

#3

Way to go NSVs!!

(Doug) #4

Right on, Don. BY FAR - the biggest change for me has been the lessening of lower-leg swelling. It used to be brutal, also due to pathetic lack of exercise and vast stretches of time sitting in an office chair, i.e. 24 hours a day sometimes (playing computer games all night, maybe sleep a couple hours, right in the chair). In 2016 I had an area on my right shin the size of a large coin, where fluid was coming out - I guessed it was blood plasma…? Just forced out by high pressure, I figure. Soaked a good bit of my sock and ran down into my shoe.

Keto and fasting for a few months last year, and it was 95% better. If I get enough sleep, like horizontally in a bed, it’s 100% better.

(I Am The Egg Man ku-ku-kachoo) #5

Thanks everybody. :grin:

Doug, I tend to sit a lot. I also tend to sit with one leg folded under me, which compounds my poor circulation in that leg.
When I drive in my car, my leg rests against the plastic edge of the center console. Before, that left a “dent” in my leg where I’d pressed out the retained fluid. It would stay like that for 30 minutes until the fluids returned.
That no longer happens. :blush::blush:

(Doug) #6

:smile: Exact same here. I could press in with a finger and make a dimple/hole/depression about 3/4" or 2 cm deep. It was actually kind of fun.

My leg still hits that damn console.

(I Am The Egg Man ku-ku-kachoo) #7

My kids played with it for weeks til they moved on.

I can’t stand it! So irritating on road trips.