Every patient is different

Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different. Every patient is different.

As you may know from reading my blog that one of the biggest thing that irks me is when someone tells you that their neighbor's cousin's dog walker's sister's friend had the same ailment as you 20 year ago and their treatment protocol was different and they just don't understand why you are getting something different. Its rude. It makes you doubt your own treatment protocol and doctor. And its none of their damn business.

So now this study (because we needed another study) says that 'Individualized Care is Best for Lymphedema Patients'. I didn't go to medical school and I could have told you that.

Living with lymphedema is no fun. I can't wear a watch or bracelet on my left arm - no matter how loose it is. If I do I have to wear a compression sleeve for a week to make my arm feels better. This surprises my doctors. I also have to wear a compression sleeve when I work out or when my arm feels like its acting up - like maybe today I will. I have to do the stupid little lymphedema exercises to help my arm. They are just annoying.

I have a friend who had lymphedema and then lost a lot of weight and it went away. I have another friend who is very thin and has to wear a custom sleeve every day - and has for 17 years. I have a lot of friends who had the same surgery and never got lymphedema. See we are all different.