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Posted by Sandy
on 9/12/2006, 9:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Just don't understand"
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My new sleeve is a juzo and I love it. I wore a jobst for three years but they started making them longer and my arm is short. Then, it started rolling down from the top. Chest wall lymphedema is fluid that builds up around the chest area and ribs. There is not much room and so it is very painful. I only had 5 rads because of skin mets from IBC taking off like wild fire. IBC is a lymphatic disease so it was in the skin and I had to have a graft to the right chest as there was not any healthy skin to close the incision. I have yet to hear of any one else with a graft to the chest. Also grafts do not like radiation and was told I should not have a graft radiated after going for a second opinion!! My lymphedema is from having 45 nodes removed under the arm. I am 6 years out and have been in and out of lymphedema treatment. I have never heard of solaris or trbute sleeves so will have to check it out. hugs, Sandy
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