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Lymphatic massage - how do you know if you need it? when do you start?
Hi there! I'm nearly five weeks post DMX and had a full axillary node clearance on my left side. I've had mixed info about lymphatic massage and my surgeon hasn't been much help in this area. Some p...
Thanks @"Kiwi Angel" @kezmusc and @Sister - I appreciate your advice - I think I will go and see someone who specialises in this. I've recovered quite a bit of movement in my arms - washed my hair for the first time on my own today, man did it feel good! Maybe because I went back to cooking dinner, driving and working pretty quickly. But I still had to ask the gorgeous guy in Harris Farm to reach something from the top shelf yesterday - well, maybe I would have asked him anyway :wink:
@Sister - my breast care nurse did those baseline measurements - do you mean the one where they put a probe on the back of your hands and one on your foot? I'll go have another look at all the pamphlets she gave me.
I'm not sure if I'd know at this stage if what I'm feeling is cording - these expanders are damn uncomfortable and seem to reach right into my armpits sometimes so at this stage I'm still trying to work out which 'twang' means what - I think a physio is the way to go.
As always, thanks so much!
Yvette xx
@Sister - my breast care nurse did those baseline measurements - do you mean the one where they put a probe on the back of your hands and one on your foot? I'll go have another look at all the pamphlets she gave me.
I'm not sure if I'd know at this stage if what I'm feeling is cording - these expanders are damn uncomfortable and seem to reach right into my armpits sometimes so at this stage I'm still trying to work out which 'twang' means what - I think a physio is the way to go.
As always, thanks so much!
Yvette xx