socks are fine, it’s the shoes

Hatchling slowsundays · 2026.10.09 13:20 · Views 36 · Likes 0

wore the cheap socks again for my whole shift this week and they actually held up the way someone said they would.

my ankles weren’t nearly as bad by the end, which was new for me.

but the swelling just moved. it’s not my ankles anymore, it’s climbing into my calves now, right where the sock cuff stops, like it had to go somewhere.

switched shoes too, went with the ones that have more room up front, figured that might be the missing piece. didn’t change a thing either way.

someone mentioned sitting down not really helping and yeah, same here, if anything it’s worse once I’m off my feet and everything just settles.

still finding mislabeled boxes too. opened one marked “office supplies” tonight and it was just my son’s old night-lights, the ones he hasn’t used in years.

anyway. socks are doing their job. my legs just found somewhere new to complain.

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SunnySide10.12 23:52
wait, so the swelling just shifted up to right where the cuff stops? that’s wild, like it’s finding the one spot that isn’t compressed. I’m on my feet way less than you probably are, but after sitting through back to back video calls for something like 3 hours straight without getting up, my ankles still feel puffy by dinner, so I get the worse when off my feet part more than I expected to.
→ SunnySideslowsundaysAuthor10.13 01:17
sunnyside said: “it’s wild, like it’s finding the one spot that isn’t compressed” and yeah, that’s basically it. standing a full shift and then sitting through a movie after, same thing happens, the swelling just migrates to wherever isn’t held tight at that moment. my ankles used to be the worst part and now it’s crept up past where my sock line sits, like you’re describing.