medi moments

I got primary lymphedema in my left leg in 2008 at age 16 after a dance injury where the swelling just wouldn’t go down. It took a whole year of doctors before I finally received a proper diagnosis and almost 10 years before I finally got the right compression garments and management tools because I…

I have been living with Lymphedema for the past nine and a half years. In the beginning, I was only eighteen years old trying to understand why I had this lingering pain in my inner thigh. After two weeks the pain did not go away, and my mother thought we should ice the area and…

I had a patient tell me that they had tried various things without success until they came to me and because of my reaching out to medi® for guidance for a recommended product for the patient’s condition and special circumstances, the patient found success with the management of lymphedema by starting with a reduction kit….

I wish there was just one story I could share but honestly, since I’ve been introduced to the Circaid® Reduction Kit, I have recommended it to many patients. There is such an ease of its use and making the necessary adjustments, that it doesn’t make sense to use anything else. It is easy for patients…

I am an almost 2-year-old with primary lymphedema. I was born with a slight swelling of my hand which progressed through out my first year while my parents gathered a team to help get me a diagnosis. It’s been hard as congenital lymphedema is rare and there are not a lot of providers that know…

I developed lymphedema to my right arm after having a lymph node dissection. I have had 2 lymph node transplants/11 sepsis admissions/even had er doctors’ talk about removing my rt arm(rt arm dominant) I ordered custom(4) sleeves/gloves in December after my surgery for lipedema/debulking got cancelled due to my radiation pneumonitis. My surgery ended up…

I am a Registered Nurse and have been on my feet for as many as 14 hours in the course of a day. At that time, I rarely developed any swelling in my feet or legs. However, when diagnosed with ovarian cancer, followed by surgery and chemotherapy, I was left with lymphedema in my left…

I have been and CLT-LANA for over 15 years. Circaid ® reduction kits were a game changer in my practice for lower extremity edema. Dollar for dollar it is the best choice as it transitions well from a reduction garment to a maintenance garment. I also really appreciate our local rep Tim Hola who is…

I was diagnosed with venolymphatic malformations in my right thigh in fifth grade. I had two sclerotherapy surgeries in 6 months to scorch some of the extra vessels. This, combined with heat, elevation, medication, and my custom Medi capri leggings have alleviated much of my pain. I am currently in 10th grade, and dance on…

I am a cancer survivor of 14 yrs. from Lynch Syndrome, a inherited form of cancer where you can have 3 primary cancers. I was diagnosed originally with uterine cancer and while waiting for a full radical hysterectomy I started bleeding to find out I had stage 3 Kidney cancer. While in surgery what appeared…