<![CDATA[Tina of Lymphland's Blog]]> http://lymphland.com/blog/index.html?cq=1 en-us Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:32:10 GMT <![CDATA[Entry for July 15, 2007]]> http://lymphland.com/blog/index.html?cq=1&p=2 I'm pretty bummed out today, I just replied to a young man on yahoo answers about lymphedema, he's got surgery scheduled for Aug 3, and it just kills me to think of how that will impact his life.  Doctors are not educated and they think cutting a leg or arm off will "cure" lymphedema, there is no cure and all that does is make it worse of a risk for infection and if the system is impaired that will not fix it, lymphedema will set in other areas.  It's so frustrating trying to educate doctors, they are supposed to be the medical experts and all they seem to be are educated idiots. 




It makes my awareness projection harder, and harder for all of us out there trying to help people and educate them.  I get so angry I want to scream when I hear of things like this. 




We, the patients, know more than the doctors and that's sooo not right.  We need another title in between therapists and lymphologists such as Lymphedema Doctor or LD. 



]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:32:10 GMT <![CDATA[Entry for July 10, 2007]]> http://lymphland.com/blog/index.html?cq=1&p=1 I do not like this hot weather, it was terrible again today, humid and 96, NY is like the new Florida.  Well I started this blog even though I have one on my other name.  I will be more inclined to keep this one up I think, we'll see, maybe I'll keep both up.  ]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:42:57 GMT