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11/07/2017 at 15:34

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3 yrs after masectomy, chemo/radio therapies and l yr herceptin jab - I am also on Lexatrol for 5 yrs - about a year ago, I suffered with Lymphodema in arm/hand.

 

at the moment, its not too bad - I do exercises and have a gauntlet and glove.

 

But, can anyone give more advice.    a friend said someone she knew was taking a tablet for Lymphodema,  but my specialist nurse says there is NO cure,  you can only control it.

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25/07/2017 at 10:37

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I have lymphodema in the Breast. Not the same of course. I attend a lymphodema clinic where a Macmillan nurse teaches you how to massage to move the fluid along. This is probably not much help to you. As far as I know there is no cure but you can make marginal gains- ask the experts like Macmillan 


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