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  Tessa Warnick Any of you (L.E. lymphedema folks) out there have a desk job/career?  How do You cope with sitting much of the day?  Any of you out there stumbled across things that worked for you?
  
  [We're to not sit / stand longer than 30 min.] How do You bring...  moreAny of you (L.E. lymphedema folks) out there have a desk job/career?  How do You cope with sitting much of the day?  Any of you out there stumbled across things that worked for you?
  
  [We're to not sit / stand longer than 30 min.] How do You bring that in to your work day?  95% plus of my work requires me to sit at my desk.  Small office... not many hallways to walk through to get movement. 
  
  (i.e. I elevate legs as often & best as one can in an office chair w/ a 'lil foot stool; my tail bone & hip(s) are raw/soar from odd positions in my chair, my feet/legs will go numb if I lose track of the time & elevate too long w/o getting up to walk around. - a pillow is the closest i've come to any thing that helps in the slightest.)     
  
  Would Love to hear 'brainstorming' ideas from others that deal with the same troubles! :-)  less

  • February 16, 2012

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    Laney Brackman I have to sit a lot at work, too, but I manage to get up and walk around a good bit. I read about some exercises you can do on a plane here http://lymphedemagirl.blogspot.com/p/my-in-flight-exercises.html
    
    Maybe that will help!

    • February 16, 2012
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    Tessa Warnick Thank you! I will check those out! I do, do my remedial exercises when i can think to do them. But they don't seem to keep my leg from 'balloon-ing'.

    • February 16, 2012
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  Tessa Warnick Is there an 'eco' friendly way for disposing of your old bandages?  (i.e. foam & cotton padding & the short-stretch bandages)  Any one know?

  • February 3, 2012

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    Steve Norton I would recommend donating your old short stretch bandages to the clinic or therapist you have been treated at (assuming this is the...  

    • February 13, 2012
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  Tessa Warnick Any one have (attend) local 'support group(s)', where they live for living with lymphedema?

  • January 27, 2012

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    Tessa Warnick Do you find they're helpful / would suggest to have others attend? It seems to me some thing I wish I could find near me.

    • January 27, 2012
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  Tessa Warnick has just joined the community. Say hello!

  • December 10, 2011

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    Steve Norton Hi Tessa, welcome to the community.

    • December 12, 2011
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