Early stage lymphoedema
Hi everyone. So I’ve just come back from one of my lymphoedema clinic appointments and they said my sozo measures and arm measurements were a bit high. I’ve been given some extra exercises and self ly...
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@unicorn3
Quite similar to you, I had left side lumpectomy, full axillary clearance, 15 rounds of chemo, 3 weeks of radiation.
My base SOZO reading (before surgery in Aug 2023) was 1.1. After radiation ( Mar 2024), it shot all the way up to 11. I am now 4. I am considered having sub clinical lymphoedema which is reversible. Do you know if yours is sub clinical as well?
Quite similar to you, I had left side lumpectomy, full axillary clearance, 15 rounds of chemo, 3 weeks of radiation.
My base SOZO reading (before surgery in Aug 2023) was 1.1. After radiation ( Mar 2024), it shot all the way up to 11. I am now 4. I am considered having sub clinical lymphoedema which is reversible. Do you know if yours is sub clinical as well?
I was given self lymphatic massage + exercises to do. My reading did not go down despite me doing them every day I was measured every two weeks by my physio therapist. I saw my physio every week for a month working diligently to reduce it as well. However, It only went down after my compression sleeve arrived and WHEN I started wearing it daily, so it appears to me, the compression sleeve have the best outcome.
I have been slacked lately ( not wearing the compression sleeve daily). Need to get back to it so I can completely reverse/ eliminate it. My physiotherapist says it is possible but only if I’m wearing my sleeve daily.