Swelling due to removal of lymph nodes

[Guest guest]

I'm just curious what treatment methods you would use for a patient who

had breast cancer and had a majority of her lymph nodes removed. After

chemo and surgery, there are no signs of the cancer left. But due to

the removal of the lymph nodes, the patient is experience swelling of

the arm on the side where she had the surgery.

 

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

you might suggest lymphodema massage. Some PT's are doing this.

 

there's a CA book that comes highly recced to me: Management of

Cancer with by Li Peiwen. it breaks down CA tx by

type and what west. therapies the patient is rcving: chemo/rad, btwn

rounds,

etc.

 

kath

 

 

Chinese Medicine , " fynn_wu "

<Kalekainxx wrote:

>

> I'm just curious what treatment methods you would use for a

patient

who

> had breast cancer and had a majority of her lymph nodes removed.

After

> chemo and surgery, there are no signs of the cancer left. But due

to

> the removal of the lymph nodes, the patient is experience swelling

of

> the arm on the side where she had the surgery.

>

> Thanks.

>