Comments on: Can Lymphedema Be Fatal [Life Expectancy, Outlook & Survival Rate]? https://lymphedemalifeline.org/articles/is-lymphedema-fatal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-lymphedema-fatal Your Online Resource For Information & Advice On Lymphedema Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kristine Wasiele https://lymphedemalifeline.org/articles/is-lymphedema-fatal/#comment-15 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:25:30 +0000 https://lymphedemalifeline.org/?p=128#comment-15 In reply to Sabine Hoppenstedt.

If management is so vital to quality of life and life expectancy why then do the insurance companies get to deny over and over again compression stockings, bandages, MLD etc. If I broke my leg the insurance company would pay for X-rays, possibly surgery and casting, and physical therapy.

]]> By: Sabine Hoppenstedt https://lymphedemalifeline.org/articles/is-lymphedema-fatal/#comment-7 Mon, 25 May 2020 07:49:11 +0000 https://lymphedemalifeline.org/?p=128#comment-7 Symptom management is definitely key, and engaging in all available services.

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