anyone have a compression pump at home
I received my Commpression pump yesterday, now I can do treatment at home, I'm really excited about it, Talked to one girl who has LE for 15 years and has a pump at home and she says she hardly ever has to wrap anymore. Doc will follow me and check up as needed,
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My grandmother has one, and even takes it on vacation with her. It helps her lymphedema tremendously.
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Darleen - I saw in another of your posts that you have received your pump and have started using it. Do you mind sharing the brand name of the one you got? Silly question maybe, but will it work on both the right and the left arms or do you have to have different "sleeves" or whatever? Did insurance cover some of the cost?
Also, please let us know how it's working for you. I'm really interested. Thanks! -
Hi Trina,
My pump is from Bio Compression Systems, they have a web page., with a lot of information. The one I have also has compression for back and top of right chest, so my sleeve only works for the right side, but there have some that is for arm only and you can use it on what arm you need.I was able to get it covered with my insurance, which is great. It is the same one I was using when i went to therpy, They are the ones that helped me get it. I have had it about a week now, and it has really helped, I use it 30 minutes am and 30 minutes pm, I'm still wrapping at night, but they said that after a couple weeks I may not have too, I'm really happy with it,I can see an inprovement already.
If you need anymore information about it let me know, I will be happy to help ya.
Do you have LE in both arms? How long have you had LE?
take care
Darleen -
Thanks for the info, Darleen. I'll look at their web page and talk with my therapist.
I've had mild LE for a little over a year now--originally just in the right arm, but now I'm noticing that feeling of fullness in my upper left arm, too. I've been out of town for a few weeks, so haven't seen my therapist recently. And I'll admit that I'm not all that diligent about wrapping as often as I should, either. I hate the thought of maybe having to wrap BOTH arms, or Reid sleeving both arms. I'll look like the Michelin tire guy!
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Hi I just a pump from Bio Compression Systems. I see your post is from 2006 so maybe you are not on here anymore. Are you still using it and has it made a difference with your lymphedema?
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there is a corporation called Connie cares. They supply newer pumps for free if you don’t have insurance. MedicaRe paid for mine and it works awesome. I don’t have to wrap Mine now either, just a compression garment. Connie Cares. They delivered it to my door
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Micmel, that is great that there are services out there to help when one has no insurance. Is yours one that has an upper body attachment, also? Medicare paid for your pump? That's great, too. Now, if only they would pay for sleeves!
I have a Flexi-touch just for my left arm and I use it twice a day for an hour at a time. I had 28 lymph nodes removed, so we were all pretty sure I was going to get LE. I wear my compression sleeve ever day, all day.
I have a night sleeve, too, which my kids and DH call the "oven mitt" because that's what it looks like! A huge pink oven mitt that extends from my underarm to just past my fingers. I can't wear it every night because of the hot flashes. Sometimes I wake up in the morning to find I have flung it off the bed in the middle of the night, without knowing it!
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