Finally Some Newspaper Coverage

Our local newspaper had an almost full page article about a woman 20+ years out from surgery coming down with lymphedema.  She tore some skin on her arm and developed lymphedema.

She shared how medical professionals told her she no longer had to be careful with blood pressure, injections, etc.  My mother, who is 14 years out, was recently told the same thing at her primary care physician's office. 

 I am thankful there is finally some attention being given to this subject.  No one mentioned lymphedema to me until after my surgery and the removal of 16 negative nodes.  I have mild truncal lymphedema.