Untreated lymphedema can cause severe physical impairment and psychological distress and can have serious complications. A 61-year-old woman presented to her family physician’s office with ...

An Oklahoma woman came to the Jacksonville area for treatment of lymphedema, which caused painful swelling in her legs. Now ...

First admission. A seventy-one-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of bilateral leg edema. Two and a half years prior to entry the patient first noted the onset of ankle edema.

Lymphedema is a condition where fluid builds up in a person’s arms or leg. Often, it’s a result of damage to the lymph nodes or lymphatic system after cancer surgery, chemo, or radiation.

Mahogany Geter, a model in Tennessee, spent her childhood avoiding mirrors. “I felt hideous, like a freak of nature,” Geter, 25, tells TODAY.com. Geter was born with lymphedema in her ...

The former The Bachelorette contestant recently partnered up with Kathy Bates to raise awareness for the chronic disease lymphedema Cam Ayala has undergone a leg amputation and is keeping high ...

Q: I have lymphedema in both legs, and I’m undergoing drainage every day for two hours for the next two weeks. They wrap my legs with four to five different wraps and lightly massage them in an ...