About the only thing I can offer is anecdotal; when I had my surgery, I spent the first couple days after it in a thing like the bottom half of a pilot's anti-G suit—inflatable pants connected to a robot compressor that would randomly inflate and deflate different compartments. Supposed to prevent deep vein thrombosis, but ISTR someone saying they're also good for edema. Not the most convenient thing in the world, and if you're having trouble managing the logistics of compression socks it's probably not helpful, but it's pretty much all I've got at the moment. I don't even know what the things are actually called. :/

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