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Connecting with the Community: Lymphoedema United Meet-Up As part of my efforts to connect more deeply with the lymphoedema community, I recently attended a community meet-up at St. George's Hospital. It was an informal and welcoming event, complete with tea, biscuits and open conversation. We shared our personal journeys, our biggest challenges and the top tips and tricks we’ve discovered along the way. The group was diverse in age and background, with a mix of both primary

Night-Time Relief: Haddenham Comfiwave Compression is absolutely vital to managing my lymphoedema. While I rely on my Mediven Forte Thigh High Class III compression during the day and really do love how supportive and structured it feels, I’ve long been searching for a night-time option that’s both comfortable and genuinely effective. After much trial and error, I finally found success with the Haddenham Thigh High Comfiwave compression garment. Its ridged texture provides ge

Revisiting IPCT Treatment: A New Test Post-Surgery Nearly six years after undergoing LVA surgery, I’ve returned to Clatterbridge Lymphoedema Clinic for two rounds of intermittent pneumatic compression therapy (IPCT) treatment combined with 8 day bandaging. Before surgery, I found this treatment offered some temporary relief but any reduction in swelling was usually short-lived with fluid quickly returning once therapy ended. However, post-surgery, I’ve noticed a significant i

Lymphoedema Awareness Week 2025: Taking To Social Media As part of Lymphoedema Awareness Week (3rd–7th March 2025), I partnered with several charities to raise awareness and share insights into life with lymphoedema, a condition I’ve been living with for almost nine years. My goal wasn’t just to highlight the physical realities of the condition but to shed light on the often-overlooked emotional and mental toll it can take. For the first time, I took to Instagram to publicly

Balancing Dreams and Diagnosis: Life Goals and My Professional Career It’s been a while since I last wrote about my personal life goals, beyond the usual medical and lymphoedema-focused updates. Since then, I’ve graduated university during the national lockdown and gone on to audition and secure three professional contracts in the performing arts industry. Straight out of my degree, I spent a lot of time questioning whether dance was truly the right path for me, especially wi