Thank you all, immensely, for your support. At this time, I can definitely see a huge difference in the way it feels/looks, apparently it wasn't getting enough air with the compression socks, and the increased redness around the burns was in my imagination... I did what the previous poster advised and marked the outlines w/a sharpie. At this time they seem to be healing nicely, but I DEFINITELY feel more at ease abt goin to see the dr if it suddenly takes a turn for the worst. I'm just so humiliated. I think I need a punching bag instead. Lesson learned!