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Breast oedema & cellulitis
Hi All
if anyone has tips or suggestions or knows where to find out about managing and getting rid of Breast oedema and cellulitis infections I would be very grateful for your information.
Thank you
17 Replies
- Hi Amber, My lymphedema is in the arm, the ladies above are giving you great advice, it's all about, compression, massage, gentle exercise etc. It's really important to see a lymphedema trained therapist. You can google them. There are many that claim to be but the real ones are listed on a lymphedema page. Have you done the encore program. Absolute must for anyone with lymphedema. I was lucky enough to attend a big lymphedema conference a couple of years ago and there were people there with lymphedema to all parts of their body.
Good luck.
Paula xx - Hi Amber1, I don't have breast oedema but I still have fluid (not lymph fluid) from my mastectomy 9 months ago and my Lymphoedema nurse advised me to wear either a compression bra or wear a shapewear slip or top (similar to spanx). If it was oedema I would also go for massage. All the best, hope you can get it under control. Xx Cath
- Hi Amber,
I had a lumpectomy which I recovered very quickly from . Three weeks later I had cellulitis. I had severe chills and fever and was hospitalized for four days. Six weeks later and after being on antibiotics for that time I am now back to normal. I was told that antibiotics and time would heal me,they did. The only explanation I was given was a bacteria entered the area. The source of the bacteria could have been from anywhere. Hi Cosette,
Thank you very much for your resources and help
- Hi there
I have eodema in the breast (not arm, or cellulitus). I started going to the physio who had some experience with lymphodeama (get medicare rebate through GP management plan) but have now found a lady who does lymphatic drainage massage (through private health). She recommended a compression bra which I now wear everyday. She ordered mine through Dickory Dock in Melebourne. I have started back doing regular exercise for the last couple of months and the improvement has been great even without me doing my own massage daily.
The massage I get (was fortnightly, but now managing to go monthly) feels great and helps a lot. And obviously, for me, regular exercise is also proving to be of assistance.
I have had mine for 12 months now, and from what I have been told it may always be with me. It is a nuisance and some days I just refuse to do the massage because I am sick of it all!
Hope you find some relief and help.
Kari Hi all
I have not had breast eodema, just the arm variety. I did have a persistent and large breast seroma and regret not getting massage treatment for that earlier as it finally led to a very bad infection, a week in hospital and surgery ( although that finally fixed it!).
But the two are not the same, so treatment may be very different.
- Hi @amber1. This is not a subject I've seen a lot of discussion about. Hopefully a few members with experience with this will chime in. In the meantime, I'll leave you with a couple of resources:
- Our page on lymphoedema contains resources that might be helpful
- Breast Oedema page by Lymphoedema NZ
