Lymphoedema Information Day

Don't miss it.
Only once a year chance.
The fabulous annual @lymphaus information day.
-Fast focused learning for medical professionals of all types at the tailored early session.
-The rest of the day for practical , applicable information for people who live with, are at risk of, or who care for people with lymphoedema.
Increased lymphatic understanding can also be applied to help many other conditions apart from lymphoedema.

Sat 18th March 2023  LAA Lymphoedema Information Day

Online or in Tamworth NSW

https://www.lymphaustralia.org.au/events/calendar-of-events/

Health Professional session as well as consumer sessions. Please tell your medical team.

These LSGNSW (Lymphoedema support group NSW - now merged into LAA) conferences are always fabulous. I am so glad I went to my first one back in 2015 (+16,17,19, sydney,wollongong,online 2021)- so i can recommend them as a consumer. I am not involved in the organistation, but i am a member . I had masectomy,axillary dissection ,chemo, herceptin, radiation etc back in 2007, but my arm started swelling just a couple of  years later, I am one, of the 1 in 5 approx who have it as a side effect of BC treatments.  So I have to deal with lymphoedema every day for the last 14 years and for the rest of my life.The earlier you get into learning how to self managing it, the better and the less this will effect you. I wish I had of got into a sleeve earlier. I see many women that ignore their swelling until it becomes really painful  and leaking. Please don't. You can do irreversible damage. You have to know the warning signs, get pre tested if you can and monitored. Education is the key to reducing the impact on your health. It can happen to  breast cancer survivors  many many years later.Know your risk.Take action. Self care .

 The 2020 Tamworth conference  got postponed, so it’s great they have a bunch of committed volunteers got it up and going again for the regional people to have an opportunity - but this time its going to be  virtual too. Yeah!

 These conferences really jump started me to understanding my lymphoedema and the education really helped to motivate my daily self-care. I always was sad when I went to the conferences and realised so many people miss out on them because they don't have marketing budgets to reach out into the community far and wide. They are not a big company, it’s a bunch of volunteers with great contacts trying to help others. They had less than a 100 attend for last year’s online one, yet the speakers and info was top notch. It is always brilliant speakers (the three this year are too) and great info for medical people and consumers.

 So spread the word everyone. To your support groups, oncologist, nurses, radiologists, GPs, physios, massage therapists, OTs, EPs and much more. There has been a heap of new findings in improving early detection of lymphoedema, and even though many of the studies are done in breast cancer patients, they are applicable across almost all cancers. The only way us patients will get better treatments is if we can get the medical community to get up to date and aware of how improved lymphatic management can speed up everything, from wound healing in diabetic ulcers, amputations, geriatric care and so much more, but of course after many cancer surgeries the risk is there so our community needs to know- before it happens to them. We have to get the word out not just to the breast cancer community but also into melanoma, gynaecological, prostrate head & neck cancer and everyone.

 Early intervention can reduce so much discomfort and pain. Lymphoedema swelling can be managed and reduced.

We can't wait for the 17 years it takes from research to make it into teaching and then practise.Ask your GP and your physio or anyone you can if they would spare a tiny 1.5 hrs & $20  to get a quick update on the latest information.

 We can be so proud  of our Aussie researchers, like the ALERT clinic, are leading the way and have really created a movemnt the last 5 years in better understanding lymphatics and refining the management methods, more options, better results.

Early intervention and good lymphoedema management can reduce  hospital admissions due to complications.

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