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snolan · 01-04-2012, 12:10 PM

You ran into a LMT that has a very generally training back ground. As a Physical Therapist Assistant who teaches at a college that has a Massage Therapy program, I can tell you that their training is very limited at that level. Even in our program cancer is always a contraindication or precaution to everything but you have to understand what you are dealing with to know if it is going to have adverse side effects. LMT do not have that indepth of training unless they go for additional training.
Sorry you had to waist your time to find that out.
Suzanne

01-04-2012, 12:10 PM	#11
snolan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso ,Tx Posts: 436	Re: Denied a massage because of my cancer... You ran into a LMT that has a very generally training back ground. As a Physical Therapist Assistant who teaches at a college that has a Massage Therapy program, I can tell you that their training is very limited at that level. Even in our program cancer is always a contraindication or precaution to everything but you have to understand what you are dealing with to know if it is going to have adverse side effects. LMT do not have that indepth of training unless they go for additional training. Sorry you had to waist your time to find that out. Suzanne __________________ dx: DCIS 6/8/10, HER 2+ 7/26/10; Stage I Age 41 Double mast w reconstruction 6 TCH w 1yr herceptin Tamox. 25 radiation tx Removal of expander on L due to infection. Tried to save it had 3 bouts of antibiotics and went to see plastic surgeon 2-3x wk to get drained. Saving it was my idea not his. But lost it anyway. Reconstruction set for December 21st,2011 Finished chemo 12/2010 Finished Herceptin 8/26/11 Reconstruction 12/21/11 Expanders exchanged for silicon 3/19/12 Nipple reconstruction 5/18/12 Nipple tatooing- 7/9/12- All done yay! 11/22/12-Went back to get scar tissue stretched to even the outside of breast, didn't work due to it being radiated skin.