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Baseline Measurement for Lymphoedema
Due to cording issues, I see a specialist physio on a reasonably regular basis. The clinic treats cancer survivors and obviously, lymphoedema issues. Last visit, the physio decided it was time to me...
A 2017 research paper, following almost 1000 people over 10 years, found a 41% incidence. Obesity, seroma (we still cling to the orthodoxy in Australia that lymphoedema and seromas are not related), chemo infusions in the affected arm and advanced disease all increase risk according to this study. OK, it's only one study, but what is well known and seems to me to be particularly unkind, is that lymphoedema can occur up to 15 years after treatment. Not rare and lurking!!