Women who undergo surgery for breast cancer may end up with lymphedema, a painful, visible swelling, usually of the arm. Coming to their aid, Lymphedema lays out the many options for preventing and treating the condition. The book provides information on reducing lymphedema through professional therapy as well as exercise and self-massage, plus helpful illustrations and additional resources. It also tells encouraging stories of women who have dealt with lymphedema successfully. With updates throughout on the latest research, products, and techniques, this new edition features expanded nutrition and exercise sections and covers naturopathy, acupuncture, and Chinese herbal medicine, as well as potential future therapies being tested.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 7 reviews)

How about 10 stars!!

This is by far the most informative and encouraging book I have read on this subject.
June 16, 2008

Great Stuff

My wife and I found lots of great help in this book. Detailed enough for our academic minds. Honest enough to be helpful in a difficult time. And staightforward enough to be understandable. We showed it to our therapist who liked it enough to include it in her list of resources for others with lymphedema. We highly recommend it.
June 27, 2001

Finding Help

I found this book very informative and comforting. It not only tells about lymphedema, about why it starts and what can be done about it, but the book has the stories of other women with lymphedema and shows what they are doing for their condition. It helped make me aware that I am not the only person to have had problems after I was treated for breast cancer. Since my therapy for lymphedema I have used this book to maintain my arm's shape. I think the book is a wonderful guide. It was a real relief for me to find this book.
November 12, 2000

Book Helps Person in Small Town

I have had lymphedema for several years. I live outside a very small town which does not have a person who knows how to treat lymphedema. I found this book on Amazon.com and it gave me information that helped find a therpist in another city.

I must travel nearly two hundred miles to reach my therapist, but with her help and with the information in this book, the swelling has gone down and my arm is almost back to normal. In another couple of weeks I should not need to see the therapist any longer. Because of the detailed information in this book, and because of the therapist's instructions I know how to bandage my arm, what kind of sleeve to wear on it, exercises I should and should not do, even what kind of breathing helps my arm not swell.

I don't know what I would have done if this book had not been available. I wish it had been written years ago when my swelling began. I recommend it very highly.
May 27, 2000

Book aids with treatment

I found this book incredibly helpful. After two years of having my arm so swollen it would not fit into many of my clothes, I found this book. It showed what exercises to do, how to do self-massage, how to bandage, and where to get help. It is complete with pictures that illustrate each step. I think this book is essential for anyone who's had treatment for breast cancer.
May 03, 2000

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

Lymphedema: Understanding and Managing Lymphedema After Cancer Treatment
by American Cancer Society

Living Well with Lymphedema
by Ann B. Ehrlich, Alma Vinje-Harrewijn, Elizabeth J. McMahon

The Breast Cancer Survivor's Fitness Plan (Harvard Medical School Guides)
by Carolyn M. Kaelin, Francesca Coltrera, Josie Gardiner, Joy Prouty

Recovering from Breast Surgery: Exercises to Strengthen Your Body and Relieve Pain
by Diana Stumm

Thriving After Breast Cancer: Essential Healing Exercises for Body and Mind
by Sherry Lebed Davis, Stephanie Gunning, Stephanie Gunning
by Ann Campbell, David Ehlert