I am a 14 year old with lymphedema?

help me plez ive had lyphedema in my left leg for 3 years and in march 07 it will be 4 i really need help i went to a lymphedema doc. in santa monica california.my moms i insurance gave us a year of therapy we used the years worth in 5 months.And just like every other selfish doctor she wouldnt see me anymore.so does any1 know any other doctors in cali.plez help this really sucks i cant do normal activities,iam home schooled ,and i get depressed alot.plez help thanx.

CJ, Hi I'm Tina, owner of Lymphland Support Group and Website, http://www.lymphland.com

Tell me a little more about the kind of therapy you had, how did you get the lymphedema?

Generally alot of insurances are really stingy with treatment because it's so expensive, we're trying to change that with legislative bills to grant therapy on a basis as needed not any set amount.

There are different kinds of therapy too, there are different methods like Vodder is the most common one where the therapist directs fluid where he/she thinks it should go, Chikly method uses lymphatic mapping where therapists "feel" how the fluid wants to go and direct in that direction.

But again tell me more about the therapy you had, did they wrap your leg? how about skin brushing, did they show you how to do that?

Let me know more and I'll see what I can find out for you.

Tina

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