Re: Has anyone beat edema?

[Guest guest]

Totally hairball question but - have you ever heard of this?

My massage therapist told me about a 4 day seminar she attended that taught

the therapists how to do a lymph system massage. The massage is supposed to

free up the fluids from inside the lymph system so the body can pass them.

Something to look into?

In a message dated 1/24/2002 7:54:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jonesbridget2002@... writes:

> It's official today went to the dermatologists and was told that I have

> obvious lymph problems - she tried to avoid telling em it was rosacea

> lymphedema because she didn't want to upset me. She was really sweet but

> was really telling me there's nothing she can do. She had never heard of

> accutane being prescribed for swelling.

>

[Guest guest]

Edema does accompany rosacea for some of us. It does for me.

Sometimes damaged blood vessels can damage some of the lymph

pathways. What happens is that lymph fluid stops flowing freely and

can accumulate in the areas where you have rosacea flares, causing

visible swelling. For me, this swelling happens in my cheeks since

that is the area where I have flares the most. I don't know if you

have Dr. Nase's book, but you can see the swelling in his face in the

picture where he was at his absolute worse rosacea-wise. After he

started to treat his rosacea successfully, the swelling subsided. I

hope that helps.

Take care,

Matija

> What is rosacea edema? I've never heard of it. However, I do know

about

> lymphatic drainage massage. My mother-in-law got lymphedema after

her

> breast was removed. She visited a therapist (who was trained in

lymphatic

> drainage massage) for treatment. This really helped the swelling

in her

> body. Your shoulders are massaged first to stimulate the lymph

glands to

> open the ports so that the lymph can drain into your system. The

body is

> divided into two portions - upper and lower. Massage is a very

light touch

> towards the neck on the upper body and towards the groin on the

lower body.

> She received limited insurance benefits for the treatment. My

husband, who

> has rheumatoid arthritis, also received the massage treatments with

varying

> success. It seemed to eliminate swelling in certain joints;

however, at

> times it made it worse. His doctor advised against it for his

arthritis.

>

> Re: Has anyone beat edema?

>

>

> Totally hairball question but - have you ever heard of this?

> My massage therapist told me about a 4 day seminar she attended

that taught

> the therapists how to do a lymph system massage. The massage is

supposed to

> free up the fluids from inside the lymph system so the body can

pass them.

> Something to look into?

>

>

>

> In a message dated 1/24/2002 7:54:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> jonesbridget2002@y... writes:

>

>

> > It's official today went to the dermatologists and was told that

I have

> > obvious lymph problems - she tried to avoid telling em it was

rosacea

> > lymphedema because she didn't want to upset me. She was really

sweet but

> > was really telling me there's nothing she can do. She had never

heard of

> > accutane being prescribed for swelling.

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Edema does accompany rosacea for some of us. It does for me.

Sometimes damaged blood vessels can damage some of the lymph

pathways. What happens is that lymph fluid stops flowing freely and

can accumulate in the areas where you have rosacea flares, causing

visible swelling. For me, this swelling happens in my cheeks since

that is the area where I have flares the most. I don't know if you

have Dr. Nase's book, but you can see the swelling in his face in the

picture where he was at his absolute worse rosacea-wise. After he

started to treat his rosacea successfully, the swelling subsided. I

hope that helps.

Take care,

Matija

> What is rosacea edema? I've never heard of it. However, I do know

about

> lymphatic drainage massage. My mother-in-law got lymphedema after

her

> breast was removed. She visited a therapist (who was trained in

lymphatic

> drainage massage) for treatment. This really helped the swelling

in her

> body. Your shoulders are massaged first to stimulate the lymph

glands to

> open the ports so that the lymph can drain into your system. The

body is

> divided into two portions - upper and lower. Massage is a very

light touch

> towards the neck on the upper body and towards the groin on the

lower body.

> She received limited insurance benefits for the treatment. My

husband, who

> has rheumatoid arthritis, also received the massage treatments with

varying

> success. It seemed to eliminate swelling in certain joints;

however, at

> times it made it worse. His doctor advised against it for his

arthritis.

>

> Re: Has anyone beat edema?

>

>

> Totally hairball question but - have you ever heard of this?

> My massage therapist told me about a 4 day seminar she attended

that taught

> the therapists how to do a lymph system massage. The massage is

supposed to

> free up the fluids from inside the lymph system so the body can

pass them.

> Something to look into?

>

>

>

> In a message dated 1/24/2002 7:54:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> jonesbridget2002@y... writes:

>

>

> > It's official today went to the dermatologists and was told that

I have

> > obvious lymph problems - she tried to avoid telling em it was

rosacea

> > lymphedema because she didn't want to upset me. She was really

sweet but

> > was really telling me there's nothing she can do. She had never

heard of

> > accutane being prescribed for swelling.

> >

>

>

>

>

>