I am a RN who recently underwent surgery for uterine cancer. I developed lymphedema in my abdomen and lower extremities 2 months after surgery. It has affected my life tremendously

I was diagnosed with Lymphedema in October 1998 – three weeks after a major surgery (radical vulvectomy with lympnodectomy in my left pelvic area.  I was in the hospital for

My name is Rann and I am 57 years old. In 1983, at 26 and single, I had a radical hysterectomy to remove a large tumor on my uterus.  50 lymph

I was diagnosed in Dec of 2009 with breast cancer. after 3 surgeries and Chemotherapy and radiation I was left with lymphedema of the left arm and hand. I was

Hi, I am a Breast Cancer Survivor and that is where my lymphedema story started. I have been learning a whole new way of life. I have lymphedema in both

I was diagnosed with lymphedema in 2003. The doctors say it was a result from my hysterectomy a few years earlier. Both of my legs are hugely swollen. I attended

At the age of 22 I woke up one morning with a swollen left leg. The first reaction was that I was bitten by a spider but after close inspection

I am one of the lucky ones because my lymphedema was diagnosed early on in 2012 a couple of months after having surgery for Borderline Ovarian Cancer. I say ‘lucky’

I am a breast cancer survivor who did well through surgery and treatment, however, I developed lymphedema due to the radiation treatment.  Lymphedema has caused me to miss extraordinary amounts