by Fiona Palmer | Oct 6, 2026 | Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Cellulitis and Lymphoedema: When “It’s Just My Swelling” Isn’t Enough If you live with lymphoedema, you probably become very familiar with your own swelling. You know what your leg normally feels like.You know which shoe gets tighter by the end of the day.You know...
by Fiona Palmer | Oct 6, 2026 | Cancer Rehabilitation, Pelvic Health, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Lower-body lymphatics after groin and pelvic cancer treatment Search for lymphoedema after cancer treatment and you can quite quickly find pictures of arms. Breast cancer. Axillary nodes. Sleeves. Arm measurements. And all of that information matters. But what if your...
by Fiona Palmer | Oct 5, 2026 | Cancer Rehabilitation, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Seroma, haematoma, inflammation or lymphoedema — why “swelling” is a sign, not a diagnosis You have had surgery. Something is swollen. Perhaps you have been told: “It’s just swelling.” And sometimes swelling is part of the completely expected response to surgery. But...
by Fiona Palmer | Oct 3, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Cancer Rehabilitation, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
What really happens to lymphatic drainage after breast cancer treatment? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There will quite rightly be plenty of conversations about checking breasts, knowing what is normal for you, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy,...
by Fiona Palmer | Oct 2, 2026 | Cancer Rehabilitation, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Compression: It Only Works If You Can Actually Wear It Stockings, sleeves, wraps, Velcro, flat knit, circular knit, made-to-measure… and why the best compression garment may not simply be the strongest one. If you have lymphoedema, chronic oedema or lipoedema,...
by Fiona Palmer | Sep 29, 2026 | Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Flow does not necessarily mean effective drainage. They sound like the same thing. They aren’t quite the same conversation. If you spend any time on social media at the moment, you could be forgiven for thinking the lymphatic system has suddenly become terribly...
