I am a 65 year old retired teacher. I was looking forward to spending my retirement years traveling, fishing, and quilting. My world stopped when I was recently diagnosed with

In June 2001 my mother and I were on vacation and I had noticed my right leg had swollen up dramatically. When I got back home, I called my doctor

I had a lumpectomy for breast cancer in 2007. I joked to my friends that it was cancer lite because the lump was small, I had a week of radiation and no

I have Primary Bilateral Lymphedema, which means I was born with an inadequate lymphatic system. My doctors throughout my life, did not know what was causing my feet to swell, because

My husband is now 64. His medical history up until 2000 (when he was 53) was almost non-existent. Right before Christmas, he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and coronary

Sentenced to Life in Bed, but I escaped. I have defied the odds more than once, but right now I will tell you about my lymphedema. In 1991 I had

My name is Gail.I am writing about my son Brad. When Brad was five years old he had a surgery to have a lymph node removed from his pelvic area.He

My name is Tami. I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in January 2011. After my lumpectomy surgery in February, my surgeon gave me the news that microscopic cancer cells were

I am suffering from Lymphedema, where (untreated) my legs swell up to 110% of their normal volume. Treated (continual bandaging, 7 items per leg, every second day, 15 minutes per