Surgery for lymphedema

Who here has had surgery for your lymphedema? I am having a lymph node transfer shortly and am looking for your experiences.

I couldn't figure out why absolutely nothing was improving/changing my lymphedema until I had the preop MRI. When they injected contrast into my hand to watch the lymphatic flow, the found...nothing. I have zero lymphatic movement. They watched for an extra few hours to make sure, but with no contrast movement, they can't do a bypass. It certainly explains why my LE is so resistant to improvement! When I do something, I do it right.