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Courtney Day

2009-11-04T16:32:40Z

Courtney Day

One of the special treats of these Lymphedema groups is that you get
the opportunity to meet new people.

This past week, I had the most delightful time meeting a lovely young
lady with Lymphedema. Her name is Courtney day, a fourteen year old
high school student and co-author of a new book where she shares her

Baby Kayden in Oklahoma

2009-11-04T09:19:39Z

Good Morning Everyone

I wanted to bring this to everyone’s attention and encourage anyone
who can to help this little baby. Kayden has vascular Lymphedema and
was just born on August 18, 2009…he’s got a long road ahead of him so
let’s do anything we can for him and his family:

[link]

12th State of Georgia Lymphedema Awareness Program

2009-10-17T10:27:28Z

12th State of Georgia Lymphedema Awareness Program

Lighthouse Lymphedema Network

[link]

THERE IS STILL TIME TO GET THOSE REGISTRATIONS IN

An educational and awareness conference for patients, caregivers and
professionals!

Where?

Saint Joseph Hospital Auditorium

New Lymphedema Clinic Mytrle Beach, South Carolina

2009-10-14T15:01:22Z

It gives me great pleasure to announce a new lymphedema treatment
clinic in the Myrtle Beach, Souther Carolina area:

Tom Kincheloe, OTR/L, CLT
Founder/Clinical Director
RIVERTOWN LYMPHEDEMA CLINIC AND REHAB, LLC.
100 Prather Park Drive, Suite A
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588-7910
Bus. Phone: (843) 742-5701

Lighthouse Lymphedema Network

2009-09-29T09:39:49Z

I wanted to make a special announcement that the Lighthouse Lymphedema
Network
is now on Facebook.

You can join by going to:

[link]

There is also an area where you can post and participate.

AND - don't forget our upcoming program in October. We will be having

Progression of clinically stable lymphedema on lymphoscintigraphy.

2009-09-22T04:28:14Z

Progression of clinically stable lymphedema on lymphoscintigraphy.

Clin Nucl Med. 2009 Sep

Luongo JA, Scalcione LR, Katz DS, Yung EY.
Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY
11501, USA.

Lymphedema is due to dysfunction in lymphatic transport, and is
divided into primary and secondary subtypes. Primary lymphedema is a

Hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma associated with primary (congenital) lymphedema.

2009-09-17T07:46:33Z

Hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma associated with primary
(congenital) lymphedema.

Lymphology. 2009 Jun

Ogunbiyi SO, Deguara J, Moss C, Burnand KG.
Department of Academic Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
samuelogunb...@gmail.com

The palmoplantar keratodermas are a heterogenous group of hereditary

Assessing lymphedema by tissue indentation force and local tissue water.

2009-09-17T07:32:25Z

Assessing lymphedema by tissue indentation force and local tissue
water.

Lymphology. 2009 Jun

Mayrovitz HN.
Department of Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, Nova
Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33328, USA.
mayro...@nova.edu

Tissue water and mechanical property changes accompany lymphedema,

Massive localised lymphoedema: a clinicopathological study of 22 cases and review of the literature.

2009-09-17T07:31:17Z

Massive localised lymphoedema: a clinicopathological study of 22 cases
and review of the literature.

J Clin Pathol. 2009 Sep

Manduch M, Oliveira AM, Nascimento AG, Folpe AL.
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

BACKGROUND: Massive localised lymphoedema (MLL) is a rare, relatively

Mechanical lymphatic drainage in the treatment of arm lymphedema

2009-09-17T07:29:25Z

Mechanical lymphatic drainage in the treatment of arm lymphedema

Date of Web Publication 9-Sep-2009

Newton Antonio Bordin1, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy2, Jose Maria
Pereira de Godoy3
1 Department, Medicine School in Sao Jose de Rio Preto-FAMERP, Brazil
2 Occupational Therapist, Brazil
3 Department of the Medicine School in Sao Jose do Rio Preto-FAMERP,

11th Annual Lymphedema Education & Awareness Program

2009-09-11T12:12:45Z

Georgia Lymphedema Education and Awareness Program

11th Annual Lymphedema Education & Awareness Program

An educational and awareness conference for patients, caregivers and
professionals!

Where?

Piedmont Hospital

Richard H. Rich Auditorium

1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Building 77

Casting for Lymphedema

2009-06-04T12:20:07Z

At Large in Ballard: Casting from the curb
By Peggy Sturdivant
June 1, 2009

Fly fishing entered my life when John Olson parked his City of Seattle
Department of Transportation backhoe along the front curb and prepared
to eat lunch in the cab.

He was the advance team for the crew from the streets division

Exercise and secondary lymphedema: safety, potential benefits, and research issues.

2009-05-25T14:04:35Z

Exercise and secondary lymphedema: safety, potential benefits, and
research issues.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Mar

Hayes SC, Reul-Hirche H, Turner J.
School of Public Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical
Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia. sc.ha...@qut.edu.au

Case-control study to evaluate predictors of lymphedema after breast cancer surgery

2009-05-25T14:01:42Z

Case-control study to evaluate predictors of lymphedema after breast
cancer surgery

Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009 Mar

Swenson KK, Nissen MJ, Leach JW, Post-White J.
Park Nicollet Institute. karen.swen...@parknicollet.com

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for lymphedema after
breast cancer surgery. DESIGN: Multisite case-control study.

Hand dermatitis and lymphoedema.

2009-05-25T13:59:39Z

Hand dermatitis and lymphoedema.

Br J Dermatol. 2009 Mar 9.

Pearce VJ, Mortimer PS.
Lymphoedema Service, Department of Dermatology, St George's Hospital,
London SW17 0QT, U.K.

Hand dermatitis is common, with lymphoedema of the hand and forearm a
rare complication. The mechanism of lymphoedema in such cases is