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RedHen · 07-04-2014, 08:22 AM

My Juzo sleeve causes my forearm to swell on the outer side. It's the weirdest looking thing. The ring around the thumb on the gauntlet is so tight it cuts off circulation. I think both are doing more harm than good, so I've stopped wearing them. I don't know if they are defective or if I was measured incorrectly, but they are useless - and I had to pay out of pocket. I wear a Solidea double sleeve every day and bandage at night. I think the Solidea is helpful; at least it doesn't make matters worse as does the Juzo.

07-04-2014, 08:22 AM	#7
RedHen Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 109	Re: Advise on different kinds of compression sleeves? My Juzo sleeve causes my forearm to swell on the outer side. It's the weirdest looking thing. The ring around the thumb on the gauntlet is so tight it cuts off circulation. I think both are doing more harm than good, so I've stopped wearing them. I don't know if they are defective or if I was measured incorrectly, but they are useless - and I had to pay out of pocket. I wear a Solidea double sleeve every day and bandage at night. I think the Solidea is helpful; at least it doesn't make matters worse as does the Juzo. __________________ Bilateral mastectomy w/sentinel node biopsies, December 20, 2013 12 nodes positive; stage IIIb Began chemo January 21, 2014 Priors: Partial colectomy, January 1996 Radical colectomy, March 1996 Crohn's & GERD Gluten sensitivity Chronic anemia from GI bleeding Relapsing polychondritis w/tracheomalacia and neuropathy in feet Vasculitis Sjogren's syndrome Rosacea and ocular rosacea Hypertension