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6th March, World Lymphoedema Day
How many are aware that yesterday was World Lymphoedema Day, or that March is Lymphoedema Awareness Month? I will admit to some disappointment that BCNA has not made any mention this year Are any of you aware that in the Lymphoedema community it is considered best practice to obtain measurements with a Lymphoedema…
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Anyone here having trouble with Arm Compression Sleeves
Can anyone help with suggestions to keep my arm sleeve from slipping. The grip tops seem to never be tight enough so my sleeve is always sliding down causing creases & sore spots around the elbow. My therapist has given me 4 to try in the last 4 months & nothing fits me !! Mediven Esprit standard CCL2 is the sleeve I have…
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Medi ID bracelet
Been told it would be a good idea to get one, ie for lymph node removed and port, would be interested in wether this is a good idea or not. If so what to have written on bracelets
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Could it be Lymphoedema
Over the past month I’ve had pain on the left rib cage near where I had a lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy and radiology treatment. There doesn’t appear to be any swelling but it hurts when in inhale but not exhale. It’s probably just muscular but It really hurts when I sneeze. I’ve had a chest X-ray and all clear and…
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Feeling challenged by clothes shopping?
I'd like to reach out to other women who find it hard to buy clothes because of changes to their bodies brought about by breast cancer. I'm almost 60 now and have lived with a mastectomy for over 20 years, with a handful of those years as a younger woman dressing around a reconstruction that I had removed back in 2006. I…
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Red swelling rash
I’ve just noticed a red swollen patch on my affected breast. It looks like the breast lymphoedema rash, and I do have lymphoedema in that area which has been treated for the 3 years since surgery. Last week I went to the physio lymphoedema for massage and she said I had made steady progress and that I was almost at the end…
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Lymphedema and bras?
Hi everyone, I haven’t been on this forum for awhile, I have a question. I’ve been wearing new supportive bras for a few weeks ( no underwires), discovered since wearing them my arm , surgical area and breast is swelling and tender. Have been having lymphatic massages every 3-4 weeks as a preventative , started dry…
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Lymphedema - working with keyboard and mouse
Been awhile since I have been here but looking for some advice. I was diagnosed with Lymphedema in my hand and lower arm 13 months after breast and auxiliary clearance due to the cancer spreading to the nodes. The last 12 months I have been using compression garments, massage the area regularly and have a lymphatic massage…
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Interesting article on Lymphedema
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/breastcancer/82339?pop=0&ba=1&xid=fb-md-cbtm-onc-pibr&trw=no&scrf=1&fbclid=IwAR3yvsCwctfbvUTBTkV6UvtGh8q_HmH3GWV27j6jsimg6N_qczolTA0o-UA
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Lymph node status
I was just wondering how cancer in lymph nodes is detected before surgery. Some women already seem to know their lymph node status before their operation. Was this diagnosed through ultrasound, mammogram, MRI or pet scan? All of these tests suggest my lymph nodes seem ok, but the surgeon tells me a substantial number will…