At least I tried...

So since I was a bad patient and did not comply with my doctor's request to get compression stockings (he was joking anyway, right?), I decided to take his second piece of advice (he must have known that I was going to need a second option). He told me that if I could get my feet above my heart for at least 15 minutes sometime in the middle of the day, it would help with the swelling.

So today after lunch and a little more work, I closed the door to my office (my closet/shared work space/storage room), laid a blanket down that I took from laundry and laid on the floor with my feet up in my chair. It was uncomfortable but I stayed there for 20 minutes or more trying to help my tootsies.

Alas, it did not work very well. Maybe my shoes were a touch looser when I got back up but not by much if at all. The stint on the floor hurt my back and just made me want to go home and take a nap!

Oh well....at least I tried!