Lymphedema you are not my friend.
I have battled with lymphedema since my second diagnosis over 5 years ago. I was very diligent as I had a very swollen hand and it took 7 weeks of daily bandaging to get rid of the fluid. Since the...
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It can be challenging Paula yes. Sometimes something as simple as helping my husband down the stairs with a lounge chair was enough to have swelling back into my hand. It was quite worrying at the time and I wore a sleeve and a gauntlet until it subsided. I also did full body lymph massages to my groin, neck and underarms which I think helps a lot. It's settled down for now so no garments but I do many times a day do massage mostly under my arm, the lower front of my shoulder and across my chest, just to keep things moving along.