by admin | May 15, 2020 | Lymphoedema
Nobody warned me about Lymphoedema When my legs swelled to the size of a rugby player’s, I became worried. No-one told me that my cancer op might bring this on, but vague comments made me realise I had Lymphoedema. Later I found out that 40% of breast cancer...
by admin | Apr 13, 2019 | Lymphoedema
Oscar-winning actress fights for Lymphoedema When Americans think their healthcare needs a spokesperson, they field the big guns. Albeit Oscar-winning Kathy Bates might seem an odd choice. But she uses every trick in the book to get her message over, and anyone...
by admin | Feb 13, 2018 | Lymphoedema
Health Unlocked is an excellent website Forum for those of us with Lymphoedema or Osteoporosis Today, a subscriber asks where she and her husband should move to? She wants to know which area has the best health service for those o us with Lymphoedema, and obviously...
by admin | Jul 26, 2017 | Exercising, Lymphoedema
Post Covid-19, hydrotherapy treatment could be the way back to fitness As long as cost-conscious NHS Trusts don’t close hospital pools as an easy way to save money. Hydrotherapy at Casciana Terme, Italy Exercising in hydro pools is beneficial for cancer...
by admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Lymphoedema
Livestrong on exercise for Lymphoedema Livestrong is the mega American cancer charity, with a lot of really good information on its website, in a much more user-friendly format than we seem to produce! The charity is very keen on exercise post-cancer, and say the...
by admin | Feb 7, 2016 | Lymphoedema
Were you warned about this? No, neither was I. But we shouldn’t ignore the condition, instead we have to badger and badger for the right treatment – something that we were entitled to, until the NHS started to “put patients first”, which meant...
