Rainbow,

If she had a surgical procedure done to evaluate the lymph nodes under her arm, there is a possibility that the swelling may be lymphedema, an accumulation of fluid due to the lymph area being damaged.

I'm so glad she has started Iodoral. The most important thing is that her cancer not recur. Hopefully, Iodine will keep her in permanent remission.

Write back and let us know how she is.

CS

A couple of practical things: Do not hold the hand lower than the heart. Hold it higher, and prop it if necessary. Secondly, use warm/hot wet compresses on it. This will help the liquid reabsorb into the body.

In my opinion your telling her of the salt-loading protocol was the best advice, based upon my own experiences with swelling.

I have swelled in the eyes, face, throat, hands, ankles, feet, um - I think everywhere! I have learned (at least for ME) that doing the salt-loading protocol works the best when I do it three times in a row, with 30 minutes between each of the three "pushes", using a 1/2 tsp of this brand of Seasalt of which I find at my own local health food store.

I drink 16 ounces of fresh water after each push, instead of 12. And yes, I then eliminate quite well-thank-you-very-much, (out of "both exits") and the swelling reduces wonderfully!

I cannot say this will work as well for your sister, but it has worked quite well for me. If she's worried about the salt, she can (of course) try the 1/4 tsp first, with each "push", and 12 ounces of water instead of 16.

Everybody's body is different.

Good luck and may God bless!

I remember reading that when the body is overloaded with toxins, it will push the toxins to the extremeties of the body-hands-feet to expel them thru the skin if the kidneys etc cannot handle it all.

CS is right. It's most likely lymphodemia and doctors should be spanked for not telling cancer patients about it. I have a friend who had prostate surgery and they removed lymph glands and didn't tell him about lymphodemia and his leg swelled up twice the size and was painful. Luckily he found out about it from his daughter and he massages it regularly now.

There are lymphodemia specialists who massage the fluid out and train you how. It's very important that she does that or it will only get worse, sometimes very bad. There are some unlucky people with huge limbs that are incurable now because doctors took out their lymph glands and didn't tell them about lympodemia. It really is a crime.

The lymph system runs all through your body and has no pump so the fluids, usually toxins, get stuck in them, and after cancer surgery they take out parts of the lymph and then there's no where for the fluid to go.

What really helps is to have a soft brush in the shower and brush towards your heart, especially under your arms, under your collar bones and behind your knees. I put a hook in the ceiling and hang a three tiered wire basket(s) for all my shower things. I think it's better than dry brushing. Try it even if you're not sick.