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I'm disabled and can't do self massage. There is an option to use a compressor. My doctor hasn't answered me why I couldn't get one. So I'm wondering ,

Why don't doctors or insurance companies offer the compression pump to type one patients? It would prevent an escalation to cellulitis and other complications.

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Are you in America or the UK? Some American insurance companies do pay for pumps, particularly the Flexitouch pump made by Tactile medical. Other insurance companies don't. The NHS here in the UK does not provide compression pumps and those of us who do have them must pay privately. As you highlighted, it would help reduce further complications e.g. Cellulitis but there is no talk of the NHS covering pump prescriptions. They are expensive, between £2-6k depending on manufacturer

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Jclinton in reply to CCT67

In US Medicare and Medicaid . The doctors here pretty much ignore the problem. My mother died from complications from lymphoedema.

Her legs oozed fluid. They put a duretic in an IV and all her organs shut down.

We have horrible health insurance. I truly believe that the doctors just want to keep you coming back to make more money. Insurance companies run the system

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lovesradio

If you are in the UK you could call LSN as they have a list of qualified MLD therapists as this would be much cheaper than compression!

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Jclinton in reply to lovesradio

No , stuck in the US and never made enough money to leave .I used to wish I lived in Canada . But never even got to visit there.

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lovesradio in reply to Jclinton

Don't give up hope xx

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