Life with Lymphedema

[Hrush]

My whole life as far as I remember myself I have been with Lymphedema in my right leg... I was not born with it, it developed after car accident when I was only 6 years... At 8 or so Lymphedema started to progress and ever since its an inseparable part of my life... By God's grace I could deal with mockery and whispers at school, university was better as I already could hide myself very well not to show others my Lymphedema...

I still struggle with shame while dealing with people when they notice something in me. Is it pride or what... not sure... but just my life is beautiful in my own eyes: My life with Lymphedema... That's the thorn in my flesh as Paul the Apostle said, so that not to take pride in anything I am...

[Ned8456]

Hi

Lymphedema can be a real pain; I have it in my leg following cancer treatment when I was a kid.

I'm not really clear from your post whether/how yours is being treated/managed..?

[Hrush in reply to Ned8456]

Hi, thank you for response. I have been through many operations in my early childhood with no result. Now I am 42 and I don't take any medicine or treatment, I am just wearing compression socks like all the time... the right leg with lymph has taken its shape which is very different from the left one, I feel fatigue and want to lie all the time... I live with it and in compression socks all my life... my question is more on pregnancy, how people with it manage the pregnancy? does it effect? etc...