Can compression stockings come off at night?
The form says to wear your stockings, and you want to know whether bedtime is an exception. The desk has one sentence on that and reads it as written.
The sentence from Vein Directory
The named source, Vein Directory, says: "They can be taken off at night before going to bed, although you should try to keep legs elevated while not wearing stockings."
Read literally, the answer to the question is yes. Taking them off at night is allowed in that sentence. It is paired with a condition about elevating your legs.
What the wording leaves open
"They" is not defined in the excerpt. It does not say whether the sentence covers every pair, including stockings handed out after a procedure. "Try" is softer than "must", so the sentence tells you what to aim for and does not set a rule you can be held to.
It also gives no number for how high or how long to elevate. The Vein Directory guide is the page that sentence comes from, so read the lines around it. If your stockings came after a vein treatment, the plastic surgery society's recovery page is another place to compare instructions.
What to ask before you leave the office
- Do these instructions say to wear the stockings overnight, or may I take them off?
- When the stockings come off, how should legs be kept elevated, and for how long?
- Does that answer change after a procedure?
Write the answer on the instruction sheet.
The desk's note
A general sentence cannot overrule the sheet your clinic hands you. When the two differ, the sheet from the person treating you in Oak Lawn is the one to follow, and the difference is worth a phone call.