What is weeping lymphedema?
Lymphedema is the accumulation of a fluid called lymph. The lymphatic system carries this fluid through lymph vessels and lymph nodes throughout the body. A rupture may cause leakage or weeping of lymph to occur.
How do members experience weeping lymphedema?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with weeping lymphedema*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
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Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for weeping lymphedema*
Who has weeping lymphedema on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 1 | |
40s | 2 | |
50s | 4 | |
60s | 5 | |
70+ | 5 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 4 | |
Female | 13 |