Category: Lymphie Stories
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Lymphie Stories: Kimber W.
Submitted by Kimber, August 2012. I’m 24 years old and have had primary lymphedema in my lower left leg since I was about 10 years old. I wear compression stockings, use a pump and have tried wrapping and massage techniques in the past — but the swelling never budges (except by getting gradually worse over…
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Lymphie Stories: Barbara P.
Submitted by Barbara P., August 2012. At 61, I’m in that group of Baby Boomers who’ve had primary lymphedema for an extraordinarily long time (at least half a century, in my case) and couldn’t get a proper diagnosis and treatment for decades. I don’t even know how long I’ve had it, but I have no memory of ever…
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Lymphie Stories: Melanie
Submitted by Melanie, August 2012. Hello :) My name is Melanie and I am from Canada. 3 years ago we discovered that I had primary lymphedema in both of my legs, specially the right one. It started around 13 years ago. I didn’t know what it was and I guess I didn’t want to know…
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Guest Post: Lucie’s Physiotherapy Experience
Lucie Crouch recently underwent physiotherapy for her lymphedema. After a positive experience, she decides to share her story. I’ve been living with lymphedema for around eight years now. I’ve pretty much been through it all: painful leg drainage, herbal remedies, hardcore and rather painful CDT (complete decongestive therapy)… I’ve tried a plethora of different massage…
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Lymphie Stories: Mamie F. and her Lift 4 Lymph Fundraiser
Mamie has combined her love of CrossFit and lymphedema advocacy in a fundraising event!
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Lymphie Stories: Donna S.
Submitted by Donna S., August 2012. I am 34 years old and 2 1/2 years ago my left leg started to swell. I was and still am a keen fitness fanatic and was always self conscious about my weight even though I was a size 10. At the time I was single. I went to…