How can I cure my venous stasis?

[Foggypebble]

I’m a 28 year old woman living in the US, not overweight or underweight. I have venous stasis in my left foot and left lower leg. I got this condition from standing too often. I’ve managed to get my foot almost back to normal (through elevating it for most of the day) and the sores that were on it have completely cleared up but the leg is remaining red with sores that won’t heal at all even though at first the foot was looking much worse. It seems odd to me that I was able to get enough circulation in my foot to heal there but my leg isn’t doing as well. My leg doesn’t hurt or bleed, it just itches. It also swells when I stand for more than a few minutes. I was prescribed antibiotics and a topical ointment recently; I was also diagnosed with cellulitis. My doctor instructed compression socks; when I wear socks the swelling pools to the top of the socks, but I’m still trying them because it’s my understanding that they align veins. How can I improve my leg circulation and cure this? Is this going to take a long time to cure? I’m getting tired of spending all my days in bed.

[specialmom]

Holy cow, that's a lot to deal with!  I'm glad you are working with your doctor which is your best source of information. So, two this you have to treat-- the venous stasis and the dermatitis which is secondary.  Are you on blood thinners to prevent clots? I'm assuming you've had a full physical and evaluation to help determine why this happened and if you have any other underlying or comorbid conditions like diabetes. If you smoke, stop  Like now, stop.  Definitely stick with the compression stockings! Movement is actually helpful even though being on your feet seems to aggravate the situation.  Exercise is even better if you can do it in small stints. (and your doctor says it is okay). They may end up injecting the problem veins with a solution that ultimately will force blood through the healthier veins OR they may do an ablation.  Hopefully it doesn't come to that.  

Ugh, does anyone in your family have this as well?  A parent, grandparent?