Cigarettes and Chronic Swelling: Smoking’s effects on lymphedema
We all know smoking carries health risks, but how does it affect our lymphedema?
Author: Alexa Ercolano
Alexa is a writer, book hoarder, and cat enthusiast from Baltimore, MD. By day, she works in the marketing and communications department for a large health system; by night, she runs The Lymphie Life. Learn more about her here!
Research Roundup: Study reveals treatment gap among patients with cancer-related lymphedema
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from December 2018.
Product Review: Staying elevated with the Lounge Doctor Leg Rest
I try out the Lounge Doctor Leg Rest for scientific elevation — and serious comfort.
Book Review: “Lipedema Treatment Guide”
A review of Kathleen Lisson’s book, “Lipedema Treatment Guide: A Certified Lymphedema Therapist’s Advice for her Clients with Lipedema.”
Research Roundup: Looking at lymphatics, from the brain to the gut
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from November 2018.
Getting to know the Godoy Method: A conversation with Luis López Montoya
Discussing lymphedema treatment techniques with México-based physiotherapist, author, and professor, Luis López Montoya.
Facing fears – and facts – at my yearly lymphedema check-up
When the going gets tough, the tough get elevated.
Research Roundup: Pharmaceutical highs and lows, lymphatic insights, and millions in grant money
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from October 2018.
Research Roundup: Patient-led change, double-eyelashes, and 3D-printed blood vessels
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from September 2018.
Now That’s a Swell Picture: Looking for lymphedema at an art museum
Whether a work of art is intended to depict someone with swelling or not, it still feels meaningful when I see a body that looks like mine or another lymphie friend’s.