Product Review: Getting Relaxed with the Jobst Relax
This latest compression tech from Jobst is not quite a nighttime garment, and it’s not quite a daytime one, either: it’s more of a lifestyle garment.
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For Lymphies, By Lymphies: A Conversation with Nancy Vee of EZ Medical Wraps
“When my doctor told me I had lymphedema, I said, ‘OK. How do I fix it?’ She laughed at me and she goes, ‘Honey, you gotta live with it.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, that doesn’t work in my wheelhouse. I’ll find a way.'”
Product Review: Adjustable Compression with CompreFLEX Lite
Compression is arguably one of the most important parts of lymphedema treatment, but finding the right kind of compression is often a process of trial-and-error.
New study shows benefits of compression pumps for lymphedema patients
Titled “The Cutaneous, Net Clinical, and Economic Benefits of Advanced Pneumatic Compression Devices in Patients with Lymphedema,” this national study shared important research regarding the benefits of using an advanced pneumatic compression device on not only the treatment of lymphedema but the overall cost of care as well.
That’s a wrap!
I went into my wrapping treatment thinking my leg would magically shrink and look “normal,” but that’s not what happened — the progress, although real, was not linear.
Staying Stylish with SleekSleeves
Spreading some lymphedema awareness with colorful SleekSleeves!
How to Care for your Compression Garment
Caring for your compression garment is super important: to take good care of your garment is to take good care of your lymphedema!
Lymphie Stories: Kati C.
Submitted by Kati C., November 2012. I guess my story starts the day I after I turned 17. I droveContinue Reading
My garments are in!
After three weeks of wrapping, my garments have come in: I’m now the proud owner of a brand-new Mediven stocking and a Solaris Tribute nighttime garment!
Lymphie Stories: Kimber W.
Submitted by Kimber, August 2012. I’m 24 years old and have had primary lymphedema in my lower left leg sinceContinue Reading