What’s the difference between edema and lymphedema? How about primary and secondary lymphedema? And what exactly does the lymphatic system do? This August, the Lymphedema Patient Roundtable returned to its lymphatic roots with a much-requested primer on lymphedema and the lymphatic system.
Special guests Olivia Eggers and Dominique Rogers joined the panel to talk about their recent experience volunteering at Camp Watchme, the summer camp for pediatric lymphedema patients and their families.
Olivia, who has global lymphedema, has heard it all when it comes to questions and comments about her swelling. She gave thoughtful insights on handling those questions and setting boundaries around our bodies, with others chiming in on how they navigate those situations, too.
A robust Q&A session covered questions on everything from post-surgical swelling to insurance coverage, along with treatment tools like vibration plates, rebounders, and acupuncture. Then, Karen Ashforth closed the evening with a relaxing meditation exercise.
Big thanks to this month’s panel:
- Karen Ashforth, MS, OTR/L, CLT-LANA (@karenashforth_cltlana)
- David DiBacco, Territory Manager at Lympha Press
- Olivia Eggers, Lymphedema Patient (@olivianeggs)
- Alexa Ercolano, Lymphedema Patient and Lympha Press Marketing and Communications Associate (@lymphielife)
- Dominique Rogers, Lymphedema Patient (@theprocess2progress)
- Catherine Rosenberg, Lymphedema Patient (@crosenberg1982)
- Nasreen Starner, OTR/L, CLT (@nasreenstarner)
Links and resources mentioned in this video:
- Academy of Lymphatic Studies Therapist Database
- Lymphatic Education & Research Network “Find a Therapist” Resources
- Lymphology Association of North America Certified Specialist Database
Whether you drop into a Roundtable occasionally or never miss a month: We want to hear from you!
Our Patient Roundtables are a special part of the Lympha Press community. To better understand how we can best support you, we’ve put together a survey with some questions about the Roundtables: https://forms.office.com/r/sXn1LeQQia
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Lympha Press is proud to offer these monthly Lymphedema Patient Roundtables and support the lymphedema community. The Roundtables are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM EST. Sign up to attend any of our live webinars at https://linktr.ee/LymphaPress.