I have been diagnosed with mild to moderate lymphedema in my left leg, the fluid is in the whole leg. I have recently finished treatment for stage 1 ovarian cancer and it could have been caused by the surgery for that or it could have just happened anyway. I had my first three monthly check up on Tues for the cancer and told the surgeon. He now is sending me for a scan incase "we missed something". I now have to pay privately for lymphatic massage drainage to help manage it and also wear a strong support stocking on that leg for the rest of my life. They are very hard to get on, and my tummy is still sore from the hysterectomy. I love being barefoot, if not I live in flip flops, it is going to restrict my life so much and I am feeling so depressed about it on top of the cancer. Just wondering if anyone else has experience of this to give me hope. Thank you. x
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Anybody else suffer from lymphodema in their legs (fluid)
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triplets · 25/05/2017 07:52
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