damn arm sleeve

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FormerMember

21 Oct 2009

i wnet to the lymphedema clinic yesterday and i have to wear that horribloe sleeve again for the swelling unless i want an arm like popeye. it just reminds me all the time that i have cancer, and there re some nosy people ask u about it. i felt like saying today mind youe own business! apart from that and the ach under my arm still i ok. pamela

FormerMember over 15 years ago

Hi Pam

I went to the Lymphodeama clinic this week - and we were all handed this leaflet and given a forty minute talk about lymphodeama. I came away with another bundle of worries.

They said if you get any swelling you have to go straight to your GP. (Not quite that eeasy when you cannot get further than the receptionists. Alternatively they said go straight to A and E for antibiotics. It is a frightening thing.

I agree with you - some people should just mind their own business and keep their mouth shut.

Take care

Maralyn xx
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

more worried about lymphodeama than I've been about my breast cancer!

Here's hoping you get rid of that sleeve soon Pamela

No what you mean Maralyn about getting an appointment with your GP
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

hi i have had lymphodema for 5 years and wear my compression sleeve sometimes However i had new ones last time and they were much better than the previous ones i attend a clinic every 6 months to have replacements and have antibiotics just in case

lady
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