“The Steve Complete, and gloves, have changed everything for me.
After a little practice at first, I can now get my compression stockings on in less than 2 minutes, without any difficulty whatsover.
My compression stockings are Vielly, open-toe, thigh-high, Medium, Medical Class 2. They are serious compression stockings.
Recently, I have lost 14 kg since my DVT (an intentional weight loss). My vascular surgeon wanted me to switch from Medium stockings to Small. I was worried, because I could not get the Small stockings on to my legs at all. However, the Steve Complete machine fixed it for me; got them on to my legs with no problem. Fantastic.
A key thing is to have the heel at the right place on the machine's lip before you put your foot in to the stocking. After a little practice, you quickly work out where it needs to be.
And don't forget - order the gloves as well. Makes it even more effective.
I have recommended the Steve Complete to my vascular surgeon (we are in Singapore), for his other patients to consider.”
“My only issue with the Steve Complete is that it is impossible to get your toes into the front of the compression sock. I’ve tried multiple different ways of achieving this, but I’ve been unsuccessful. Unfortunately, this means that I either need to try and bend over and pull on the sock which is impossible given my hip problem or ask for help. I’m not sure this can be fixed given the way the sock is loaded onto the device. I think it only can be fixed if the sock is loaded from the front. Perhaps you should come up with a clip or two that could be placed on the tow box prior to putting the sock on and then used to adjust the sock onto the toes once the sock is on the leg.”
Dear Paul,
Thank you for your review. You need to roll down the stocking a little further on the device. In this way, you will experience that the stocking ends up right where it needs to be. Once you have found the perfect height, we recommend marking your stocking with a permanent marker. Then the next time, you know excatly how far to roll up the stocking.
For adjustments to the heel part/ toe part of your stocking, we recommend using the Steve Mat non-slip mat. This mat is made from natural rubber and sticks on every surface. You can use this Mat in a sitting positiong, so you can adjust the fit of your stocking with out bending over.
My apologies for not replying to your earlier, I only see your review now. We're always happy to help and assist. You can contact us at hello@stockingaid.com. I can share some videos with you to explain what I mean. Extensive thought went into the development of our donning aids and it should just work for you as well, so I hope we can help you in such a way that you are also going to be a completely satisfied user.
Kind regards,
Steve Originals
“STEVE is the most helpful tool in my home! I was struggling to wear the prescribed compression socks, but after a brief learning period, I can't do without it.”
“Super easy! Endlich ein Produkt, das wirklich hilft – Steve Complete! Meine Nachbarin hat’s mir gezeigt, ich hab’s ausprobiert – seitdem nutze ich nichts anderes mehr.”
