I can help you….I’m still shocked when I hear of patients going through cancer treatment, having lymph nodes removed from their body and nobody tells them that this can/will cause Lymphoedema. Why is this happening??!!If you’ve had lymph nodes...
Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: It’s a LifestyleI’m going to round off the month with this last tip (but there will be more blog posts and more info on my online course really soon).Managing your lymphoedema is something that CAN be achieved, if...
Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Self Drainage MassageSo yesterday we spoke about the importance of a combination of lymphatic drainage and compression, and I’ve mentioned home-caretechniques a lot this month (have a look at posts for Tips 1 to 7).Home-care...
Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: CDTCDT (Combined Decongestive Therapy) basically means doing your lymphatic drainage with a register therapist AND daily doing your own home-case techniques, combined with compression.When you already have a lot of swelling in a limb...
Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Compression Tip no. 6… 3 weeks into March and Lymphedema Awareness Month already! I know, I know, you REALLY don’t want to hear this one. But let me tell you a little story about my Mom: Mom was diagnosed with a malignant...
