Hello. I’m glad you are interested in my lymphedema story. I am a 79-year-old female. When I was 10 years old, about a year after my family moved from England to Toronto, I began to menstruate, which was pretty early for girls in 1951. I noticed that my feet and ankles began to swell at that

Two years ago, Dr. Stanley G. Rockson (Stanford University Endowed Chair in Lymphatic Medicine) drafted an article for the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA) to highlight the issues faced by the lymphatic disease community.

The article, "Lymphatic Medicine: Paradoxically and Unnecessarily

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Dr. Christopher Smith completed his combined M.D., Ph.D. from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2013. Chris

Dr. Madara,

I am writing today to request that the AMA have increased focus in the medical community on lymphatic disorders and treatment across all platforms. I am a five-year breast cancer survivor.

Five years ago I opted for a bilateral mastectomy for lobular carcinoma that had been

Dr. Madara,

From 2005 to 2014, I gave birth to four beautiful children and lost three of them due to a rare disease known as lymphangiectasia which is a rare lymphatic disease. Imani, our first-born showed early signs of complications, and only lived for six months. Most of our time with her

This thought piece is curated by Lympha Press.

A guest blog post by Brandy McKeown OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CLWT. This is a 15-minute read.

My passion is incorporating excellent lymphedema therapy into private practice settings, which yields positive outcomes for people with lymphedema. Helping

A guest blog by Dr. Sheri Prentiss, Occupational Medicine Physician, Breast Cancer Survivor, Lymphedema Patient. Pictured above and at right.

The study, "The impact of monitoring techniques on progression to chronic breast cancer-related lymphedema: a meta-analysis comparing bioimpedance

Subject: Quality of life for LE Patients

Dear Dr. Madara,

I would like to address the “quality of life” issue as it relates to Lymphedema. The repercussions of a lymphedema diagnosis are varied and specific to the patient, but they are real. Ten years ago, during treatment for ovarian

As a result of my 2015 breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent chemo, surgery (double mastectomy), and radiation, I now have major lymphedema in my chest. Having it in the chest is not very common and I cannot find much information about it. My lymphatic system is blocked and I have constant

Dear Dr. Madara, 

My name is Olivia Eggers and I am a 23-year-old woman living with primary lymphedema (LE). I was born with this condition but was officially diagnosed with LE when I was 9 months old. I have an extremely rare form of LE as it affects my entire body due to my lymphatic