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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*
*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*
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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.
Common symptoms reported by people with weeping lymphedema
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.
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Treatments taken by people for weeping lymphedema
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Compare treatments taken by people with weeping lymphedema
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have weeping lymphedema through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with weeping lymphedema? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has weeping lymphedema on PatientsLikeMe?
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