Phyllis’ Story
I had lymphedema twice in each case the surgeon insisted that I did not have it. It was cancer related. I’ve had cancer three times, twice breast and once ovarian
I had lymphedema twice in each case the surgeon insisted that I did not have it. It was cancer related. I’ve had cancer three times, twice breast and once ovarian
I became familiar with lymphedema initially in my career as an orthopedic physical therapist. For the past 5 years, I have practiced as a certified lymphedema therappist, exclusively treating lymphedema
I am a 35 year old, am a wife and a mother of 2, a daughter 16 years old and a son age 5. When i was 14 i got
In December of 2011 I tore a muscle in my left calf, all I was doing was walking across the parking lot of my sons school picking him up and
Growing up as a kid in Rye, New York, I was active in sports. I competed on the lacrosse, tennis and track teams and also exercised regularly on a road
I wanted everyone to know the roadblocks Tricare is creating for our family. My husband served his country for 30 years in the NAVY, risking his life for freedom as
I was born with lymphatic malformation in my thigh. This was not known until I had some trauma to my thigh at the age of four (1965) with a resulting
September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month. I didn’t know that until I was diagnosed with Uterine Cancer. I was diagnosed exactly 10 months after my younger cousins death of Uterine
I am a two time breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed the first time in 1991. I had an axial node dissection and as a result of that and radiation
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