Hi Margndog,

I am one of the people who were unlucky enough to get bilateral Lymphoedema in both arms, when I had 2 bouts of breast cancer within a year of one another. That was 14 years ago. I visited my breast clinic on another matter, this week and was told that Lymphoedema is now almost a thing of the past, thanks to the contrast dyes used to identify the sentinel nodes today.

I hope that you get your MRI soon and that your surgery goes well.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine 

Hi Margndog,

I am one of the people who were unlucky enough to get bilateral Lymphoedema in both arms, when I had 2 bouts of breast cancer within a year of one another. That was 14 years ago. I visited my breast clinic on another matter, this week and was told that Lymphoedema is now almost a thing of the past, thanks to the contrast dyes used to identify the sentinel nodes today.

I hope that you get your MRI soon and that your surgery goes well.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine 

Hi Jolamine,

It's correct about the contrast dyes, however this is only with regards to Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies where only 1 or 2 nodes are removed. Sadly, Margaret is having a full node clearance where many nodes are removed and they don't use the contrast dyes.

Angie

Hi Angie,

Thank you for this - that makes sense. She will probably be given some post-surgery stockings to wear immediately following surgery.  Perhaps it might be best for Margaret to wear some heavy support tights after that, which I'm sure she could possibly get on prescription.

Many thanks for pulling me up on my misinformation - I'd hate to give advice that is incorrect.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx