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In 1962 I had a radical mastectomy followed by a series of Cobalt treatments. Within six months I began to lose feeling in my hand and eventually lost the use of my hand and arm and had great swelling and edema. By 1978 my chest had begun to decay and they amputated my arm in order to use the flesh from elbow to shoulder to rebuild a chest using continuous flap skin graft. My arm (actually parts of it, ie. elbow, wrist hand and fingers) had been painful since the 60's with the numbness and bloated feeling caused by edema. I have been on painkillers for many years. since the amputation, the same "parts" of the arm, which pained before, still pain today.
A friend helped me by sewing the Farabloc into 4 shoulder covers for my daily use. Since I have been using the Farabloc, I have been able to reduce my pain killers by approximately half.
I found that it was better not to wear my cover 24 hours a day, as sleep has always been one of my means of escaping my pain. So I take it off in the evening before bed. My friend Jeanie, as she was sewing the Farabloc, said she could feel warmth generated by the material. So instead of 5 to 8 Exdol 30's per day, I am down to 3 or 4. I hope this brief account will be of some use to you.
Thank you so much for making this wonder fabric available.
Sincerely, J.S.
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