Three times during past year I have had severe cramps in my legs.   I don't mean the kind that occur and you walk them out without feeling anything later...I can feel an after effect in my leg the next day.    If I wear a certain pair of shoes after a half day, my feet swell.   A foot doctor told me I should wear near-high support stockings.    I didn't want to do this, but have to admit they feel good.    She suggested wearing these only when going for a walk but It takes so long to put them on, I have worn them a couple of days straight and then not use them for a couple of days.   Do support stockings have anything to do with cramps?    I think these new ones make tiny little veins appear.   I find it noticeable that keeping my balance is a new but minor problem and that also I feel slight aches in my legs.    All these things seem minor but if it means I am headed for some kind of trouble if I don't heed them, I want to know.

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Age: 83

Already Tried:
salt for the cramps once...aspirin...walking...rubbing