I was diagnosed with DCIS on September 11, 2009. I had the lumpectomy done and was to have the Sentinal node bx’d. However because my tissue was too thick, the

Hi, I am a breast cancer survivor of one year, and after chemotherapy, radiation, 4 surgeries, including lymphnode transferal, I still suffer from extreme lymphedema in my right arm and

I was diagnosed with Primary and secondary Lymphedema in 2005. Since then, I’ve tried the flexitouch pump to no avail. I have been to 2 Lymphedema therapists; one at St.

When I was 9 years old, I sprained my ankle and my Mom knew something else was wrong because my ankle and part of my calf was too swollen and

I am a breast cancer survivor of more than 30 years and have had lymphedema in the right arm on the side of my mastectomy for the last 20 years.

My son Dylan (DOB 9/29/06) was born with lymphedema in his entire lower body – legs, feet and genitals.   I starting working to improve insurance coverage for the treatment of this

I have been sick all my life with primary lymphedema, symptomatic since age 10, and I was only recently diagnosed at age 50. Doctors are not educated properly on lymphedema.

(Part 1 of Jenna’s story can be viewed here.) I continued with my compression therapy, my insurance reluctantly agreed to cover both the bio sequential pumps and 1 pair of

Yesterday, was the third day we visited a lymphedema therapist that my mom was sent to by her doctor for treatment. After unwrapping her garments, doing measurements and doing quick