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Ronald Bryant Hi, i'm new here.. I've had lymph edema in both my legs since I had a blood clot in my right leg in 2001. It is a royal pain in the butt..This month coming up will be my 3rd time back to the lymph edema clinic as it runs in a cycle with me.
I... moreHi, i'm new here.. I've had lymph edema in both my legs since I had a blood clot in my right leg in 2001. It is a royal pain in the butt..This month coming up will be my 3rd time back to the lymph edema clinic as it runs in a cycle with me.
I would go to the clinic for 6 weeks to be massaged and wrapped in the elastic bandages and foam underneath, my legs would shrink back to normal size, and then I have to go to this place that makes orthotics to be measured for my custom made compression stockings..Now the problem starts when I'll be wearing them not even a month and they start digging into my skin, and the pain gets so bad, I pull the compression stockings off, and my legs are sensitive where I have sores and blisters and bleeding and pus, so I never put them back on which of course then the swelling comes back and i'm back at square 1.
at this point, my legs are so swollen up,they are like tree trunks and I cant wear regular clothes and avoid special occasions because I cant fit these legs through my pant legs, so I been wearing sweat pants and you can see the outline of my legs and people who dont understand lymph edema say I should be hospitalized and they will end up cutting those legs off and question how did they get that swollen?
Well thats my little introductory story. I'm just wondering if there is any alternative to the compression stockings that wont rip my skin apart.. less
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Classification
Patient
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Gender
Male
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Birthday
March 3, 1964
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Employer
ss disability
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Last Name
Bryant
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First Name
Ronald
