#Lymphedema

[citronavalkiro]

If you notice someone with extremely fat or swollen thighs and legs especially compared to the rest of the body. They probably have lymphedema and/or lipedema. It is a medical condition it isn’t because they are lazy or eat badly it can happen due to genetics, cancer, injury, medicine, many things. Those big legs also can’t be reduced by simply trying to lose weight normally you need physical therapy, pumps, compression, and sometimes surgery and even then it won’t go away entirely. All of the looks I get from people walking around in public is just insane even when I am swimming laps at the pool or riding the stationary bike at the gym when I am trying to better myself and doing my exercises like my physical therapist said. That is like making fun of sick people at a hospital. Seriously the HAES and body positivity movement is especially made for conditions like this conditions and disabilities that make your body considered conventionally unattractive and take up space. My mental health matters much more than how much space my legs take up last time I checked I haven’t had a single infection since getting treated and I am pretty happy.

[itscloverisntit]

hi lymphedema besties where do y'all get your compressive socks from????? im trying to find some pretty ones because so far i only have ugly pairs and since i have to deal with this for all my life i'd like it to be less insufferable. thank you

[bacteriaeatingmybrain]

I was recently diagnosed with lymphedema and luckily we caught mine while it’s still mild and will be easier to treat but I’m so overwhelmed. I know I’m lucky it’s mild but I can’t handle another thing to deal with and worry about. The thought of another lifelong condition to manage kills me. I just need a break from appointments and calls with insurance and paying hundreds out of pocket for medical equipment.

[syruckusnow]

Lymphedema can go fuck itself! Two weeks that my left leg is swollen, painful, leaking lymph fluid, covered in small cuts from dry, cracking skin.

[living400lbs]

Why does no fat person with lymphoma on "My 600lb Life" wear compression garments?

[biwenmd]

March may be over, but #lymphedema management education continues!

Lymphedema management involves the aspects mentioned in the graphic above, but also includes: - podiatry - social work assistance - surgical input for complex cases - Palliative care for terminal cases.

[contentment-of-cats]

Painful day.

In my reading, I am finding out a lot they do not tell you about after chemo and radiation. The pain in my hands and lower back is a form of neuropathy, not just the buzzy feeling in my feet. It is conceivable that I will need pain meds for the rest of my life.

I'm not taking it well.

[constancevigilant]

A year ago, I was recovering from melanoma surgery (successful! I'm good!) and then was almost immediately diagnosed with lymphedema in my right leg (don't recommend! but I'm mostly fine!). One thing I started doing was walking every day, which was a balm for my body and spirit, and helped me mitigate the lymphedema.

But I found I couldn't walk for more than 30 minutes without significant pain in both heels and tendons. I'd never had an issue like this previously and it's been a year of discomfort; sometimes more, sometimes less, but never not present. As the year went on, I slowly backed away from my daily walks, because it distressed me.

I've been seeking answers to this in a lot of varied places, and I'm finally seeing some results. I didn't realize it until recently, but I've been avoiding getting back to my regular walks. I've been afraid that I'd find that my progress was only wishful thinking.

I decided to break the seal on walking today. It was almost entirely discomfort-free! Only toward the end did I feel any pangs, but it was a shadow of what I'd been experiencing. I am thrilled and hopeful!

These are some trees that called to me. 🍁🌲

[bodyalive]

Adaptable Polarity

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Another #acupressure image from the archives! This one is lymphedema for the leg done over a decade ago in massage school.

I was speaking with a brilliant colleague last night about this one, and it just seemed to make sense.

These depicted points all seem to land on powerful locations of venous return between the tibial or great saphenous veins.

No venous return, no lymphatic drainage.

There’s also another implication here to the importance of dorsi flexion of the foot and movement of the arch to get fluids moving.

#acupressurepoints#acupressuremassage#acupressuretherapy#lymphaticdrainage#lymphedema#lymphaticsystem#lymph#movementismedicine#movementislife#wheretheriverflows#adaptablepolarity#anatomystudy#anatomy#humananatomy#energeticanatomy#meridians#itsallconnected#healingisvoltage

[anomalous-health]

The post below is mostly just a fearful vent...

I have a small punctured spot on my leg that dried up but now there's fluid and bl**d and even though we might be able to manage it and it might scab up, I'm still having trauma about the wound center...

[citronavalkiro]

Yay! I just got a letter yesterday saying the SSA recognizes my disability is still there! It is really stupid though since all of my disabilities are incurable but I just have to put up with that bullshit a few times until they get the hint.

[itscloverisntit]

Chronic pain chronically beating my ass rn and tomorrow there's the pride parade in my city which is not the ideal event to attend as someone with fucking LEG LYMPHEDEMA I kind of hate kind of everything rn

[wondernwriter]

Wow. She’s beautiful

[frillability]

Keep on Adapting...

With my variety of medical issues, being in the car/having to sit up for a while has been causing me a lot of problems*, so we created me an area in the back seat where I can lay down for car rides longer than 10 minutes.

It's a thick exercise mat with a soft blanket over it so the unevenness of the seats and buckles don't hurt me, and upside Squishmallow is a pillow. Car rides are still not fun, but it's better than the alternative.

*(This why I've had to use my forearm crutches and canes mostly lately and leave the house even less than usual--I can't use my wheelchair. It sucks. Hoping for medical stuff to pan out for me, but it's slow going.)

[cornerstoneclinic]

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