Lymphedema in breast ???
Does anyone have any suggestions for relief ? I don’t know if I’m just grabbing at straws before the ct in November my breast and armpit swells and becomes hot and painful its not all the time tho...
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yep massage is boring. But the more you learn about it/lymphatics etc , the more you can refine your process/method and improve your technique which may enable you to reduce the time it takes and improve the effectiveness of it.Location, pressure, frequency of movemnt, speed- slowness can all have huge effect. I am still learning and i been doing it for 12 years.
eg no point 'pumping' pushing up and down fast, as our lymph system can not move fast, only pump once every 6 seconds , but several times. This can speed up lymphatics for a few hours. So doing it every few hours in your armpit, as it is where the fluid driains into blood system (even if lymph nodes have been removed) , will then make space for fluid to move out of breast and towards the 'plug hole' and keep things moving.
Incase anyone comes across this topic and is looking for info re self care of lymphoedema in breast.
Some great resources, and videos are on these two You Tube channels, both of these physios have informative videos specifically in relation to breast swelling as well and lots of other stuff re scaring and much more . Well worth subscribing and watching and learning - early interevention is good to say and adverti,se but requires learning stuff before we need it.Trying to spread the word in any little way i can. I know personally especially with cancer and lymphoedmea, that early intervention and education make a huge difference.
Pump it ladies.Pump it up.
Happy New year.
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