A Strange Year – Patricia ’ s Story
I had to have full hysterectomy ( luckily it was keyhole and I was only in hospital for 2 nights) last December followed by 5 weeks of radiation, January/ March. It was a very tough time but with the help of my lovely partner and friends managed and in April I was back to enjoying life a bit and attending the odd light exercise class.
Some time in May I noticed that my right leg was a bit swollen and mentioned this at my 2nd check up at Guys in July and was diagnosed with Lymphoedema. This got worse as the summer got hotter and I managed to get an appointment at The Lymphoedema Clinic there and I now have to wear compressi...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 14, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories lymphoedema Source Type: news
A Strange Year – Patricia’s Story
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I had to have full hysterectomy ( luckily it was keyhole and I was only in hospital for 2 nights) last December followed by 5 weeks of radiation, January/ March. It was a very tough time but with the help of my lovely partner and friends managed and in April I was back to enjoying life a bit and attending the odd light exercise class.
Some time in May I noticed that my right leg was a bit swollen and mentioned this at my 2nd check u...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 14, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories lymphoedema Source Type: news
A Strange Year – Patricia ’ s Story
I had to have full hysterectomy ( luckily it was keyhole and I was only in hospital for 2 nights) last December followed by 5 weeks of radiation, January/ March. It was a very tough time but with the help of my lovely partner and friends managed and in April I was back to enjoying life a bit and attending the odd light exercise class.
Some time in May I noticed that my right leg was a bit swollen and mentioned this at my 2nd check up at Guys in July and was diagnosed with Lymphoedema. This got worse as the summer got hotter and I managed to get an appointment at The Lymphoedema Clinic there and I now have to wear compressi...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 14, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories lymphoedema Source Type: news
Device Spots Lymphedema Early in Breast Cancer Patients, to Help Stop It
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Research, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news
Early Intervention May Reduce Breast CA - Related Lymphedema
Bioimpedance spectroscopy monitoring with early interventions lowers need for aggressive treatment (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Radiology, Surgery, Conference News, Source Type: news
Pneumatic Compression Promising for Lymphedema
Appears to be safe, easy to use, and well tolerated for cancer - related head and neck lymphedema (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Nursing, Oncology, ENT, Journal, Source Type: news
Study may lead to early detection, better outcomes for lymphedema patients
A new study may lead to earlier detection and better outcomes for the 20-30 percent of breast cancer patients with lymphedema, the painful and stigmatizing arm swelling that often results from treatment. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 3, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
RT for Breast Cancer Does Not Up Risk for LymphedemaRT for Breast Cancer Does Not Up Risk for Lymphedema
Researchers uncovered good news about radiation therapy and the risk for arm swelling from a large trial of node-negative breast cancer patients. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 18, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Man with 120lb scrotum has 'successful' surgery to remove the growth - and now wants to ride a jet ski, travel and resume relations with his wife
Dan Maurer, from Battle Creek, Michigan, suffers from scrotal lymphedema - an condition that caused one of his testicles to become abnormally large. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ASTRO: Rad therapy doesn't increase lymphedema risk
Patient-reported data show that radiation therapy does not increase the risk (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 15, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Patient-reported data shows RT does not increase risk of lymphedema in node-negative BC patients
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) A secondary analysis of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-32 trial indicates that radiation therapy does not increase the incidence of lymphedema in patients with node-negative breast cancer, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 56th Annual Meeting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 14, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Hysterectomy Association Newsletter July 2014
Welcome to the Hysterectomy Association Newsletter – July 2014. Phew! It’s been a hot few weeks here in the UK hasn’t it and the weather has brought out a rash of emails and questions about coping with hot flushes. Inevitably, if you are suffering from menopausal symptoms, heat is going to make you wilt. Last year, we put together a quick update on our Facebook page about staying cool in hot weather – this seems like a good time to share it again. You can find it here: 5 top tips for staying cool in the heat.
As well as the questions about HRT another popular email topic has been the age at which wo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 23, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Newsletters hormone replacement therapy research Source Type: news
The little girl who can't go on holiday because the slightest scratch or bite could kill herLittle girl could die on a summer holiday because heat and bruises harm her body
Isla Todd, 3, from Glasgow, suffers from the rare condition lymphoedema, which causes swelling in the body's tissues. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lymphoedema Awareness – Chris ’ s Story
I had a Wertheim’s hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection in December 2010. All went well. I was informed that as I had had lymph nodes removed from my pelvis, that I had to be careful about getting Lymphoedema.
As I do quite a lot of sport I always carried with me disinfection wipes and spray plaster. To try and stop infection. However, I went on a long haul flight to Australia, wore flight socks, walked around the plane often. But, when I reached my destination, my legs ankles and feet were twice/three times the size!
It took several days to abate. From that time on I had pr...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 7, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health bilateral salpingo oophorectomy hysterectomy stories lymphoedema wertheims hysterectomy Source Type: news
Lymphoedema Awareness – Chris ’ s Story
I had a Wertheim’s hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection in December 2010. All went well. I was informed that as I had had lymph nodes removed from my pelvis, that I had to be careful about getting Lymphoedema.
As I do quite a lot of sport I always carried with me disinfection wipes and spray plaster. To try and stop infection. However, I went on a long haul flight to Australia, wore flight socks, walked around the plane often. But, when I reached my destination, my legs ankles and feet were twice/three times the size!
It took several days to abate. From that time on I had pr...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 7, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health bilateral salpingo oophorectomy hysterectomy stories lymphoedema wertheims hysterectomy Source Type: news
