TO EXERCISE OR NOT TO EXERCISE

I'm off to the Lymphodema clinic at the hospital today and exercise is one topic I want to discuss. I'll post what she says on good exercises to reduce our risk or improve the condition when I get home. I've been given so much conflicting advise on this. Physio who " specialized" in Lymphodema told me not to lift my arms above my head or lift weights. Before bc I was seeing a trainer twice a week and was just getting rid of the tuck shop lady arms. Now they are back ... Bigger and better than ever. At the info session in Lymphodema at the hospital I bought this up and she said only ever see a Lymphodema specialist at the hospital and aim to do whatever arm movements you want to get full range. I was boxing twice a week, skipping and lifting lots of weights. A years hard work and the results have vanished. Now I'd be lucky to do the warm up walk without struggling. The only time my treadmill gets used is when my cats walk over it. Take care Mel xxx