ekscrunchy

Wow. I am shocked by this information. I thought it was a good idea, because many years ago after leg surgery my doctor insisted I wear them on a flight from NY to India to prevent swelling. And I would have used them again this year for a couple of very long flights that I am planning.

Sandi, I had Josef Seibel shoes once and they were fantastic. You reminded me to look for them again..I really should ditch my black clogs.

suze

Ira, Amy brought it up again because she has similar concerns for her upcoming trip. Kindly, Suze

DejaVu

While trekking around in 100-plus degree heat in Greece a few years ago, my feet and ankles swelled up big time after a looooong day's walking (more like hiking, some of it)--and not just mine, others in our group too. We were given the tip by a fellow traveler to eat potato chips as a snack in the afternoon because we were likely losing sodium by sweating so much. I don't know how medically sound that is, but it actually worked for me (that plus drinking lots of water). I assume Powerade or the equivalent would do something similar, balancing electolytes and whatnot. The downside is I developed an addiction to the yummy flavors of potato chips that are available only in Greece!

I always bring Body Shop peppermint foot lotion on trips for the end of the day. That feels great.

DejaVu

Haha, I just realized how old the original thread is too.