Mojo Compression SocksUSA Made Knee-High Closed Toe Support Hose for Varicose Veins, DVT, Lymphedema - 20-30mmHg, Opaque, Unisex

I do like the way they are roomy on toes

Does the job

I have HUGE calves - genetic AND due to weight gain, so I have searched high and low for socks that fit. The Jobst brand "fits" , but they are too tight to get on comfortably, with my arthritis (old hands) and a previous rotator cuff injury; putting them on is a 30-minutes exercise all by itself, but they WERE the only socks I found to get around my giant calves. I tried this MOJO brand, and have now bought multiples in case I cannot find them when winter comes. They FIT! They are easy enough to put on! I actually have ankles at the end of the day!I tried the 6X first, and all was great, but I was surprised that they were "easier than expected" to put on; I thought maybe I should try one smaller size, just to be sure. THEN - I ordered a 5X, which was only slightly tighter to me (but of course I was not really stressing them out - I just wanted to be sure they could fit). I have not started exercising while wearing these yet, so I am very curious whether they will stay UP or not (that was why I bought the 5x size, so I could try them both for a walk), but I will re-post when I find out. As for fit, though, my calves before all this measured about 28 inches around (yes - YIKES), and BOTH the 5x and 6x could be used, although the 5x is a tiny bit tighter. I put them on first thing in the AM, before any swelling set in, and after sleeping with my feet raised (I am now trying to do all that I am supposed to...).I am SO thankful for these socks that finally fit. Those who walk around wearing "whatever they want" have no idea how hard it is to find super-wide socks.THINGS I LEARNED:We have cats and a dog, so I was also glad to see that although I do get pet hair on the socks (unavoidable as we watch TV together at night), the socks wash out well and the tight weave does not "trap" the pet hair. It removes with a lint brush as well.I was a little concerned about foot size: although I have large feet for a woman (12 wide), they are still never large enough to fill in the "giant" sock foot area that the max-size compression socks offer. Not a big deal to me,since the point was to get these to fit my calves, but I wanted to let you know that there WAS extra fabric, but not too much, in the foot area, but it was not difficult to deal with, as other brands have been. This MOJO fabric is more stretchy and lays more flat than some others I have tried, which helps with this excess material. Not an issue for me, with this brand.Also - I read ONE review by a lady who was tall and flew a lot commercially, but did not really have large calves - she needed socks due to being on airplanes so much; she recommended the open-toe version since she was tall and had trouble finding a brand that was LONG enough. I am also tall (5-11), so I knew what she meant - many styles I have tried were too short to get "up under" that behind-the-knee area, especially when I was already stretching them to the max in the width dimension; these MOJO socks fit great, for me, in BOTH directions, in BOTH open-toe and closed-toe styles (neither was too short). And - sorry for the short people -but the shorter folks might end up with too much fabric at the knee or ankle, but I was pleased that these were long enough. I will gladly take too much fabric, over too little, any day.In trying out the open toed style, I was happy to learn that the compression DOES help with that excess fabric in the foot area - the sock can be worn as long or short as you need on the foot itself, which was a surprising advantage. I was previously worried about the open toe area being too tight where your foot sticks out from the sock - I have enough foot issues and swelling as it is, to not want to invite yet another issue to my feet. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the MOJO sock did NOT affect the foot area - it is very comfy (and much cooler) to have the open the style on my feet. I go barefoot in the house all the time, so having to wear socks all the time - especially a compression style - is a big adjustment for me - they even make me feel warmer (as in TOO HOT) than normal, so having the open toe helps a bit. The sock was "firm" around my foot, but never too tight - and I wear them all day! For those who wear open-toed sandals, this is also a nice bonus. I think I could wear sandals and capris with these and not feel overly conscientious. I was afraid that the compression sock would make the open toe area very tight, or turn my toes purple, or bring something even more "uncomfortable" to my feet, but all is fine. They are very roomy in the foot area.Best of luck to you, my large-footed and/or wide-calved friends! I hope these also work for you!

I have tried so many other compression sock options and these are the ones that worked well for me. I am heavy but move around A LOT and always have so my calves are pretty massive between the muscle, bone and "extra" and when I experienced some fluid retention it got quite uncomfortable. I started with the 6XL and moved down to the 5XL and am now buying 4XL since I have lost a lot of weight and then have had reduced leg swelling after using these so much. I have a size 13 wide foot and am a tall man so it has been quite hard finding things that fit everything well. These did the job.I like the color options but wish they did a better job of marking the stockings for size because if you are like me and are dropping sizes it can get confusing about which size is which sock. The solution I found was changing colors as I drop sizes. I have been keeping the size up because while I do not plan on gaining weight, I am aware that sometimes factors out of our control can affect fluid retention and other things so I don't want to toss out the slightly bigger size just to need them again because I sprained my ankle.The hold up well to repeated washes, in my experience.

Most importantly they actually fit very big legs (lymphedema). They actually help reduce leg swelling for me. They stay up for hours. They do tend to settle into the creases of my ankles after about 5 hours. That however is an improvement over other more expensive brands that I've tried. It may not be the 'correct' thing to do but as a quick fix, I pull the toe of the sock out far enough that the sock is no longer gathered in the crease of my ankle and I fold it under my foot so it doesn't cut off my circulation. This works for me. I highly recommend these Mojo socks. They are a blessing for me.