[Sandy H]

Lu ann everyone is so different. I can have tightness around the chest area. I can feel the fluid moving around. In bed sleeping it will go from side to side depending which side I am sleeping on. I try to sleep on my back. I use lots of pillows to get comfortable. Keep my affected arm up on a pillow. I can see where the fluid pools in the different rolls around the chest and those areas are soft. I can tell you the rebounding I have been doing just in two weeks has made a huge difference. My abdomen is smaller and I don't feel like I am pregnant. My legs have toned up and I am impressed to continue this time. The fluid is moving and I feel much better. Now, if I can loose some weight I will really be happy. Yes, chest wall can be painful at times. I don't take any pain meds in fact I don't take any prescription meds as I feel my immune system doesn't need it. Now, I am not saying everyone should do as I say. If that is what works for you go for it. I just don't like putting anything more toxic in my body. God knows I have had enough. The doctor wanted to give me a shot today because my red count was down but I have never had it real high. I told her no it will be back up next week. She looked at my other labs and "said you are right". I wish you well with your lymphedema. If you go for treatment you need to have someone who does chest wall. Everyone does arms but they don't do chest wall. No massage unless they specialize in cancer massage therapy. We just had a breast cancer wellness in one of the hospitals and they had a massage therapist there saying she can do cancer patients as they are no different becuase massage is massage. Wrong! The lymphedema specialist to me it is done just the opposite for the toxins to be release. I believe she said they massage up and for cancer patients it should go down for drainage. Done very gentle and light. Makes sense. hugs, Sandy