How often do you do self MLD

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Luvmydobies
Luvmydobies Member Posts: 766
edited July 2014 in Lymphedema

Hi ladies, I was just wondering how often you all do MLD at home? I've just been diagnosed with mild LE above my mastectomy scar and have been doing MLD twice a day but I was wondering if that was necessary. I start seeing my therapist next week and she is going to do therapy on me once a week for at least six weeks so I've been doing the MLD at home until I see her. Any thoughts and input is appreciated!

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  • beatrice00
    beatrice00 Member Posts: 103
    edited July 2014

    I do it once a day myself and then I ask my mother to do it once, if she feels like it. My OT does it twice a week. 

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  • FireKracker
    FireKracker Member Posts: 8,046
    edited July 2014

    I will be 5 yrs.out in Nov.

    I have been to many LE therapists

    Now I do it myself,once a day

    I have stage 0 LE BUT I was told that stage 0 could be as bad as stage 4

    Because u don't pay much attention to it

    I do..I have always been afraid for it to get bad

    Just keep doin it...can't hurt

    Good luck

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  • Luvmydobies
    Luvmydobies Member Posts: 766
    edited July 2014

    Thanks ladies! I'll keep doing it.

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  • Katiejane
    Katiejane Member Posts: 789
    edited July 2014

    I do MLD twice daily and my husband also helps by doing my back in the evening.  This is what works best for me!

                                                                                          Katiejane


     

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited July 2014

    I don't do MLD - I use my FlexiTouch daily for one cycle (1 hr).  It works so much better for me.

    When I was first DXd, I saw my LE guy daily for a couple of weeks, then 3 times a week , then weekly and now I see him when he needs to order my new garments.

    We are all different - what works for us.;

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