Comments for Lymphedema Treatment and Management http://www.lymphedemaadvice.com Welcome to Lymphedema Treatment Advice Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on lymphedema? by mistify http://www.lymphedemaadvice.com/lymphedema-2/#comment-2 mistify Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:50:23 +0000 http://www.lymphedemaadvice.com/lymphedema-2/#comment-2 Have you had a course of complex decongestive physical theapy? This involves a course of manual lymphatic drainage techniques, multilayer banadaging and fitting for compression garments. A compression pump might also be included. Swelling of the scrotum is certainly difficult to treat and is usually best treated by learning self management techniques and specialized compresison garments. Please seek treatment for your right leg before you start getting infections in that leg as well. If you've had to go the route of amputation, I would defintely propose that your life expectancy may be shortened. There is treatment available, however. If you are in the US, I recommend you visit a site that gives a list of qualified physical therapists: www.lymphedemamanagement.org www.lymphnet.org Have you had a course of complex decongestive physical theapy? This involves a course of manual lymphatic drainage techniques, multilayer banadaging and fitting for compression garments. A compression pump might also be included.

Swelling of the scrotum is certainly difficult to treat and is usually best treated by learning self management techniques and specialized compresison garments. Please seek treatment for your right leg before you start getting infections in that leg as well.

If you’ve had to go the route of amputation, I would defintely propose that your life expectancy may be shortened.

There is treatment available, however.

If you are in the US, I recommend you visit a site that gives a list of qualified physical therapists:

http://www.lymphedemamanagement.org
http://www.lymphnet.org

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