5 weeks post LVA surgery on left arm

[lymphite]

My results have been wonderful! I had my surgery in Chicago on 7/25. I did bandaging and no strong muscle use or massage for 4 weeks. I saw the arm when changing bandage daily but with the ridges and wrinkles it was hard to tell how it was changed. The effect of surgery is supposed to take a while and possibly not help for some people but my arm looks and feels so good that I laugh every tin I see it right after taking off my sleeve.

[Snaomi]

Congratulations. I know the joy of looking at an affected limb and seeing positive results. I had SAPL surgery on my leg 6 months ago. Every day I look at my leg and I'm just so happy with the outcome. Can't wait to have the other leg done early next year.

[lymphite in reply to Snaomi]

That's great! I started posting about this on Inspire because I couldn't find anyone saying they had done the surgery. There were good reports from some studies posted and some videos of people that had good results but these were always posted by the center that treated them. I am always sceptical of things that seem too good to be true or helping something that is a chronic disease with no cure because desperate people are an easy target. It seems as though if this was really wonderful the news would spread just word of mouth. Now I think its just not enough people to do that.

Could I ask where they got the donor node from? Where did you have your surgery done?

[Snaomi in reply to lymphite]

Had my SAPL surgery done in southern California. No donor nodes need for SAPL.

[lymphite in reply to Snaomi]

Oops, I didn't read carefully. Are you on inspire lymphedema blog? It would be great if you told of your experience there.

[Snaomi in reply to lymphite]

No I am not. Never heard of it. Bit will look into it.

[lovesradio]

Delighted for you lymphite!