Lymphedema, a problem especially for breast cancer patients.<\/p>\n
Well – Weight Lifting May Help to Avert Lymph Problem – NYTimes.com<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n After a woman has surgery for breast cancer<\/font><\/a>, she is typically given a long list of don\u2019ts. Don\u2019t lift anything heavier than 15 pounds, including your child. Don\u2019t carry a heavy purse or grocery bags. Don\u2019t scrub, push, pull or hammer.<\/p>\n The goal is to prevent lymphedema<\/font><\/a>, a painful and unsightly swelling<\/font><\/a> of an arm or leg that can occur near the site where lymph nodes have been removed or damaged by radiation. But new research suggests that much of that advice may be too restrictive. To prevent lymphedema after breast cancer, the best strategy may be more exercise, not less.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lymphedema, a problem especially for breast cancer patients. Well – Weight Lifting May Help to Avert Lymph Problem – NYTimes.com After a woman has surgery for breast cancer, she is typically given a long list of don\u2019ts. Don\u2019t lift anything heavier than 15 pounds, including your child. Don\u2019t carry a heavy purse or grocery bags. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-lymphoma-and-related-medical-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9102,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599\/revisions\/9102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n