Sarah_51
15 years agoMember
Arm paranoia
I have been absolutely paranoid about my right arm since surgery, thinking I would get Lymphoedema. Today I saw my physio at the hopsital for my post radiation arm measurements and I was so happy tha...
Thanks for your update Sarah. I too "religiously" moisturise my upper body on a daily basis. The information session that I attended, not long after my first surgery back in 2006, really stressed this point. It keeps our skin from drying out and getting "sores" and it also works the lymp system. Thanks for reminding and educating others who may not know this. (It becomes second nature and is an automatic task). Dragonboating is so much fun - but unfortuntely I am out until I see what the Orthopedic surgeon asseses on my right shoulder (opposite to bc side).XLeonie