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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: cassandra on February 19, 2017, 02:04:26 PM

Title: lymphedema/compartmentalisation?
Post by: cassandra on February 19, 2017, 02:04:26 PM

So the cellulitis which I had two antibiotics for the last 10 days, turned out to be not cellulitis but  lymphedema. In 20+ yrs D, I had never heard of it, but apparently it's very common. Apparently it's like compartmentalisation (nice word) of fluid in your fistula arm. No cure, only exercises, and maybe a few places up the waiting list for vasc surgery.
The exercise consists of laying your arm on a pillow, and squeezing a squeeze ball. The same as when you're 'developing' your fistula, isn't it?
So an enormously swollen fistula arm can also be caused by that. The learning about complications will really only stop when you're dead I suppose. Sigh.

Love y'all, Cas

Title: Re: lymphedema/compartmentalisation?
Post by: kickingandscreaming on February 19, 2017, 05:00:10 PM

Sorry abodut your new development, Cas.  Well, at least now you have the right name for it.  I hope the exercises do what they should.

Title: Re: lymphedema/compartmentalisation?
Post by: PrimeTimer on February 19, 2017, 05:40:39 PM

Hope the exercises work for you, Cas. Thanks for passing along the info. I will let my husband know in case it ever happens to him. Take care!

Title: Re: lymphedema/compartmentalisation?
Post by: Blake nighsonger on February 19, 2017, 08:06:28 PM

Hi Cas.

Title: Re: lymphedema/compartmentalisation?
Post by: Michael Murphy on February 20, 2017, 02:10:56 AM

Sorry about your arm, however thanks for the info, the cool thing about this site is you can learn something new all the time.

Title: Re: lymphedema/compartmentalisation?
Post by: cassandra on February 20, 2017, 07:59:03 AM

Thanx guys, and glad to have been part of our eternal learning program

 
       :sarcasm;


Love y'all, Cas