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  • I am also in Remission from NHL, just finished my last round of treatments about 5 weeks ago (Rituxan).. I am 46 and originally from NJ. I am both thankful and tired of my weight gain. Thankful, because I was completely asymptomatic and if not for sudden weight gain and bloating I don't think I would have pushed things and…
    in Hello from the chilly northeast! Comment by PWrape December 2012
  • I agree that there is no Detox of the lympathic drainage system.. but there is manual lymph drainage. However, it is done to treat lymphedema not as a weight loss option. If you have lymph nodes surgically rmoved then you can get lymp fluid build up in that area, and manual massage can help move the fluid. Reducing salt…
    in Detoxing Comment by PWrape February 2012
  • I also have a lymphedema diagnosis, I am in remission from Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but still need to do two rounds of follow up chemo. I thought that I just had bloat from the infusions, swollen feet, puffy face, but then finally got diagosed with Lymphedema. I am doing rehab at a place that does manual lymph drainage…
    in Recently diagnosed with lymphedema Comment by PWrape February 2012
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