Lymphoedema United Community Meet-Up

As part of trying to connect with the lymphoedema community, I have attended a community meet-up at St. George's Hospital to meet others living with lymphoedema. It was an informal meeting with tea and biscuits where we discussed our journeys, our biggest challenges and our top tips to coping with the condition. The group was of mixed age, an equal balance of secondary and primary patients all with different ways of getting through one day at a time. It was really nice to speak to others within the lymphoedema community battling similar challenges to me. I found it really useful to speak about my journey so freely with people who understand and very informative to hear about other people's ways of managing their swelling. Whilst everyone's condition, journey and care has been different, it was nice to find places of common ground which related us all together despite all being from such different walks of life. I will definitely attend more of these types of groups in the future to widen my circle within the world of lymphatics and aim to give myself more confidence and comfort in sharing my methods to control my swelling.

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