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Peripheral neuropathy and lymphedema in bilateral feet: tips?

Posted by volt1 @volt1, Jun 30, 2023

peripheral neuropathy and lymphedema in both feet and legs. Just got a wireless tens unit to try. Cant feel the electric stimulation due to numbness. Any one have any experience with this situation? Not interested in gabapentin or lyrica because of side effects. Use a walker-rollator because of balance problems. Thanks for any help or comment.

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chrissiebee | @chrissiebee | Jun 22 12:58pm
In reply to @sunil2 "May try sequential lymphoedema pump. @5 years when I was in USA it was sold on..." + (show)
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May try sequential lymphoedema pump. @5 years when I was in USA it was sold on prescropation by MD. MAY BE NOW AVAILABLE as OTC. Try AMAZON.COM

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I used a sequential lymph pump when I first was diagnosed with lymphedema in my leg, now two legs. My insurance paid for it in full. I have a PPO Medicare Advantage plan. It works well. It was easy to use and I would do it first thing in the a.m. for a half hour and at night 30 mins. I switched over to a new medical group and their P.T. said there was a better one and since I now had a new insurance company, they provided me with the one the PT suggested. I don't like it. It's from Tactile and is cumbersome, 7 large thick hoses, a lot of velcro holding everything together. I only use it rarely because I found it's not nearly as effective as my other machine which is stored away in my garage and I plan on setting it up this week. They are very expensive so I doubt Amazon carries anything that will be effective. This second machine cost the insurance company over $5,000. Check with your insurance plan to see if they will provide it for you. It cost them less than my going to P.T. once a week to use theirs for a half hour.

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bob1946 | @bob1946 | Jun 23 7:01am
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I used a sequential lymph pump when I first was diagnosed with lymphedema in my leg, now two legs. My insurance paid for it in full. I have a PPO Medicare Advantage plan. It works well. It was easy to use and I would do it first thing in the a.m. for a half hour and at night 30 mins. I switched over to a new medical group and their P.T. said there was a better one and since I now had a new insurance company, they provided me with the one the PT suggested. I don't like it. It's from Tactile and is cumbersome, 7 large thick hoses, a lot of velcro holding everything together. I only use it rarely because I found it's not nearly as effective as my other machine which is stored away in my garage and I plan on setting it up this week. They are very expensive so I doubt Amazon carries anything that will be effective. This second machine cost the insurance company over $5,000. Check with your insurance plan to see if they will provide it for you. It cost them less than my going to P.T. once a week to use theirs for a half hour.

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Chrissiebee:
Please give details of the machine that you like & use.

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William | @willgranger1127 | Jun 23 9:11am

Compression ankle sleeves and a liquid supplement for edema on Amazon solved this to @5% for me. I have no side effects from taking two gabapentin 2x per day. My best…

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chrissiebee | @chrissiebee | Jul 1 2:46pm
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Chrissiebee:
Please give details of the machine that you like & use.

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I went back to using the Airos Sequential Compression Device. (phone). 866.991.6956
http://www.airosmedical.com.

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