lymphedema

I have definately had troubles with lymphedema the past month.  Most days it is a minor annoyance, but some days it is really hard to deal with.  Especially in my underarm area.  My arm has puffed up a few times from dish drying, gardening, building stuff...I am usually able to do manual lympatic drainage to help with my arm and it seems to work relatively well.  I also have a sleeve to wear when I do anyting strenuous, and whenever I have trouble with swelling.  The underarm area though is much more difficult.  My tissue expander is in my way, so it is hard to reach that area, and I just never seem to be able to get the swelling down.  My massage therapist and lymphedema therapist both are able to get the area to drain (though the massage therapist is actually more successful)  I am really hoping that things will resolve some once I get that stupid tissue expander out.   Since I have to wear that terribly lymphedema sleeve at inopportune times, I treated myself to a designed one.  It is kind of fun, though definately more noticable.