u/Dandelion212

I don’t know what to do. My doctor at the long Covid clinic is basically insinuating he won’t see me anymore if I don’t get compression garments that fit. My measurements don’t fit a single size chart I can find for 30-40mmhg thigh high, pantyhose, or even knee highs. I’ve tried several brands of thigh highs and because my foot is so small, the foot ends up in my ankle even the petite lengths are too long to and end up in my crotch.

I’m a size 6 shoe and only 5’1” and have extremely skinny ankles and huge thighs. (And no, none of my clothes fit).

My ankle is 6.5”. I have not found a single pair not visibly loose in the ankle. He says this is not an acceptable fit.
My calf is 15.5” and every knee high I have has rolled down because my calf is too big.
My thighs are 26”. I can’t even pull up most garments that fit the rest of my body.

I don’t know what to try. I’m beyond frustrated. I will literally buy something custom sized but can’t find any. Please tell me if there’s a place that does custom. My measurements are so far out of the size range for half of these garments that the companies won’t sell them to me (for stuff that needs a prescription).

I am at my wit's end and about to just delete my account and start over on one of my (literal) 100 alts. Just nuke the items entirely. I have an account from 2008 with around 1m in RAP, really not anything special just a lot of small/cheap old items.

For the past year I have been relentlessly targeted by scammers, at least once a week. They message my Roblox. They DM me on Twitter. They DM me on Discord. They try to lure me into DMs in public servers after pretending to be friendly. They email me. On my WORK EMAIL. THEY CALL MY PHONE NUMBER.

The DM's don't bother me. They are obvious scams and I just block and report them. It's a new account every time, so it does nothing to stop them, but the social engineering is so stupid/bad it's really not a hassle.

The intrusion into my real life is disgusting. I don't even know where to start with stopping this. It's different accounts and burner/free phone numbers every time. But again, they're obvious scams. I can just ignore, block, and move on.

Last night they moved on to getting me banned from other communities. And oh boy, let me just say, it's real fun! I got banned from, out of all places, the Webkinz Discord. Yes, Webkinz. The wholesome children's game. I receive a DM from the server's custom bot informing me of this. Two minutes later I get someone claiming to be a mod there in my DMs with 'proof' 'I' scammed people. I know the mods in that server. This is not one of them. I know this is a scam. They want you to screenshare a password reset link. Most people in Roblox circles know this scam.

People outside this community, do not. So now I find myself banned from a community I've been in for 5+ years, cut off from trading and friends there, and the mods there "haven't ever seen anything like this" (understandable, it's insane) and need to discuss it thoroughly (yeah, the videos look real. that's the whole point). So I'm just banned indefinitely. And frustrated as hell.

About 30 minutes after this, I find myself banned from three more non-Roblox public servers for the same reason. I don't know what to do. Reporting them doesn't stop anything. They nuke the messages and block you the second you take too long to reply or call them out, so I don't have message IDs to report to Discord, and reporting without a message ID results in nothing happening. The most they've ever done is ban the accounts. It doesn't stop them from making new ones and doing it again.

It doesn't stop them from coming into communities who have absolutely no framework to even fathom that this very real-looking proof is indeed a scam that didn't even involve any account hijacking. There's no way to "prove" your innocence. It's just a very real mimic of the Discord mobile interface. My account was not hijacked. I have 2FA on an authenticator app. I checked, and all the current sessions are my own. Hell, my backup codes only exist in my literal safe.

All that to say... has this happened to this degree to anyone else, especially older accounts? I know people get targeted with these scams randomly, but is anyone else receiving these messages on this scale (literally once a week on Discord at least) and this invasively? What have you done about it? Has anything worked? Has anyone just given up and sold their items or nuked their account?

Hi r/cinematography!

I'm a film student and have been talking with my equipment manager about possibly requesting funds for something like our Easyrig that's more accessible for shorter women in the program. I've only been able to shoot on sticks or have others operate the camera for me as our only option does not fit my body -- we have an easyrig minimax and the hip part sits below my butt.

I'm only 5'1 and my shoulder to hip distance is a mere 13", and I'm not alone as there are and have been many people my size or smaller over the years of our program, and some taller women with larger busts have had issue with it as well.

So specifically, I'm looking for shorter/less vertical options that also accommodate the bust area for us to look into. Does anyone know how much shorter in the actual vest/wearable area the Easyrig flex vest is from the minimax? Or should we be looking elsewhere?

Want to make sure I've got all my bases covered/can choose from the most styles. I generally wear a kid's US 9-2.5 sock. My shoe size is a women's 6 though, I have no clue why but the next kid's size up has the heel back up on my ankle, despite that theoretically being my size. Women's one size are way too big on me unless the one size is a JP 23-25.

I'm a bit nervous at the smallest size in a lot of the toe sock brands being for a US 6-8.5, injinji has me a lot more confident with their women's XS/S saying it goes down to a 5, and also having a kids' 33-36 in case that ends up too big. So, any other brands that also have kids' styles/smaller women's sizes? If it can be an ankle sock with no pull tab in the back, even better.

Apologies if this isn't completely suited, but regular shoe communities seem to be absolutely lost with my question and have no idea what an anatomical toe box even is and keep suggesting me Doc Martens, which I couldn't stuff my foot in even if I tried real hard. I'm wondering if y'all may have some better ideas from stuff you tried as transition shoes.

Basically, I grew up going barefoot everywhere and hated shoes (autistic), but when I hit puberty, I started getting pain in my foot, and long story short, one of my sesimoid bones did not grow properly (it is the size of a toddler's) and the tendon is prone to destabilization. Ever since, I've needed quite significantly padded shoes with stiffer soles to not be in pain.

I also have a very wide toe splay, which is where the main issue lies. I spent most of high school wearing too big size 7-7.5 shoes sized up for width, but started getting pain in them around college. I got professionally measured at several different reputable shoe stores with a Brannock device and am around a women's 6EE, and have narrow heels in proportion. Low to mid volume foot, very skinny ankles. I often end up unable to tie shoes snug enough at the top to fit my ankle.

I have tried several barefoot shoes on in person, and the lack of cushion and rigidity is a nonstarter. I just can't do the flexible soles, it's instant pain. We tried adding cushiony inserts to several barefoot options, and it was still painful. I also tend to do better with shoes with a bit of drop in them, for whatever reason, but that's not a dealbreaker as insoles exist. "Rocker" shoes have been the best for me as they take the most weight off the affected area while walking.

I've taken a look through many past "wide toe box but not barefoot" posts and blogs across the internet, but haven't found an option that a) comes in my size b) has the right kind of sole for me and c) is easily accessible in the US. I cannot afford the risk of tariffs or needing to pay return shipping myself when I know I will likely need to try a significant amount of options to find something that has the right structure for my foot (I cannot tell you how many shoes I've returned for this reason).

For a bit more detail on what's worked for me (ish):

I've been living in $2 Old Navy children's flip flops that are cut extremely wide around the foot that I replace every few months as the padding wears down and becomes flexible, because they're padded enough and don't restrict my toes. But I live in New England and it's not an appropriate option for every venue or season.

When that's not possible, I've been wearing Vionics Walks in 6.5 wide, and these are the closest I've ever gotten, but are still a bit too narrow in the toes for me, and are starting to get annoying/I can see my outer toes starting to curve inward.

I can tolerate my size 36 wide width Birkenstock Arizonas when I need something that's not a sneaker, but they do still press my toes inwards on both sides a bit and I can't wear them for longer than like 2 hours without pain (I have the soft footbed version). They're also a bit too narrow through the midfoot. I thought the stiff sole would be enough, but the lack of cushion has proved painful.

Hopefully there's something out there for me, but please let me know if there's not -- I'd love to know if it's a pipe dream and I need to just start saving for something custom.

Title, basically. I wear a 32DD/E in Freya's swim stuff and 34D/DD in anything that runs a little firmer. Do we know if their swim tops run as small as their bras? Any sizing info on bottoms would be nice too. Historically I've worn a L at Freya and a UK 14 in other various bottoms.