The avon stuff works. Its the skin so soft dry oil spray but it has to be the blue one. i’ve used for years and told loads of people and they all swear by it.
Good luck with arm
Bridie
Hi FizBix - Lots of us have written to you about the lymphoedeama in your arm on the thread you started about your arm in the undergoing surgery category. Just mention this as there is lots of useful info there, and knowing you I think you would have written something if you have seen it. Very best of luck when you go to the physio. Sarah xxxx
Hi all
Have been getting really confused as started 2 threads - sorry
Will put this under both …
It has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous - having seen GP, got referred and then seen Onc who said there was nothing wrong with me I was a bit emmbarrassed to turn up today at the Lympho clinic… but the bloke was very very pleased to see me and is running a training programme !!!
Have to go 3 times - theory, practice in exercises and massage techniques and relaxation! you were right SLSSS - and they measured my arm
OH was in shock as it has just hit home to him …he kept saying for how long … ALWAYS !!! No more heavy sessions down the gym followed by a nice steam bath …
Anyway - am posting the things they tell you do to - I hope I’ve translated them right …
TO DO:
avoid being on feet with arms at sides for long periods
avoid long exposure to sun and heat (NO HOT BATHS!!! - I NEARLY CRIED)
wear long sleves and avoid tight clothing
no rings, no watch on bad arm (I WAS WEARING THEM!)
no heavy lifting
every so often lift up your arm and sueeze a fist a few times
do the specialisd exercises every day - 30 minutes!
AVOID INFECTIONS:
wear rubber gloves for all houehold and garden work (I HATE THEM)
be careful re: burns, injuries, insect bites even though they ar superficial
take blood pressure and injections etc. in other arm
am going next to be trained
still a bit confused by it all - hard to take it in
lots of love
FB xxxx
PS Went to bed again! after a magnum - which I didn;t enjoy - they had no crisps… seems to be my defence mechanism
I panicked about lympho because I had a bilateral and so have no good arm (made some of those exercises a challenge I must say)
I went to a good garden center and bought myself a pair of cotton gloves that are dipped in rubber and thorn proof so I use them for all diy and gardening. No good for washing up but the OH does that … phew.
As for no hot baths, god no. I suppose you can soak feet etc but its not the same.
What did they say about massage? can you have one of those instead?
hi verti - i always want to call you vertigo! - I’ll TRY and remember to ask about massage next week (I’ll write it on my shin!) lol … love FB xx
PS I have had a couple of hot baths - unwittingly perilous! - shame I didn;t have a celebration in the last one! I LOVE baths of an hour … I will miss them … when he joyfully told me that showering in slightly cold water was a good idea I was STUNNNED
In that case ask him about having a jacuzzi followed by a plunge in a cold pool. A swedish friend told me about that. Would that be OK if you kept the arms aout of the jacuzzi?
I did in once at The Sanctuary in Covent Garden. There should be a BC day there. It’s ladies only, really relaxing and if there was a BC girls only day then none of us would have to worry about scars or prosthetics showing, now there would be an idea. Some things only for once treatments finished though 
you can call me what ever you like BTW 
FB
Good luck with sorting this out and did you remember to get the insect repellent, they are still out there waiting for tasty dishes like you!!
Take care
Lily x
Verti - have to avoid both extremes of temperature so hot followed by cold plunge would be a no-no I think …
… also - can’t have hot baths with the arm out … I asked that - the body gets too hot …
mmmmmmmmmmmmm irritating isn;t it! love FB xx
Lilie - i have my insect repellent - so I smell for lots of different reasons now! love FB xx
Hi FizBiz,
I have been told ok to bath but dont have too hot!!. I been having quite hot all seems ok at moment,
love the sound of Ladies bc day at the Sanctuary Covent Garden Vertangie, I would def sign up for that.
I am going to mother in law at weekend and her friend does Avon so I am going to order some of that Skin so soft to help with mossi bites.
Hope exercises going ok at physio
Take care
Dawn xx