Lymphedema and cellulitis.Cellulitis is a potentially serious skin infection that can result from lymphedema. It's easy for germs to grow in the fluid that collects under your skin. It's also easy to get an injury that could lead to infection when the skin over the swollen area is stretched...
I’m pissed I have to take time out of my week, twice a week, to keep my lymphedema under control. I love my OTs at Shechter Care with all my heart and they are amazing, but even they are hoping they can soon get me to the point where I don’t have to come so often. I’m...
Alcohol has a diuretic effect, stimulating the kidneys to excrete more fluid. Coupled with vasodilation, this causes some trouble for us lymphies, as we’ve already got tissues saturated with excess lymph.Our compromised lymphatic system can’t keep up with removing the extra fluid, and this ca...
They concluded that more than one in five women treated for breast cancer will develop BCRL. PubMed Google Scholar Shah C, Vicini FA. Breast cancer-related arm lymphedema: incidence rates, diagnostic techniques, optimal management and risk reduction strategies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. ...