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sallyw
12 years agoMember
It seems like this topic has opened a can of worms and hopefully helped some others with the problem.
I agree with Deanne's 3 points that could be improved. I live in Ballarat and whilst we do have a Lymphoedema Clinic, the only thing that they do is take your arm measurements and measure your fluid. I had to search the internet to find out how to self massage. Not once, have I been shown that at the clinic. The clinic is also hard to get into, so I have to pay for a private physio to do any drainage massages. It is so costly. And then with the garments on top of that, lymphoedema can cost a small fortune.
I think funding into lymphoedema is really important (both for research and assisting people with this horrible condition).