I went into the medical journals at my university library and took a look around. Lots of reports of animal studies. I was initially using the Medline database, one that is a fee site and is intentionally difficult to use.

I will give you instead of citations or abstracts of articles that you couldn't reach, a link that will at least let you read and you can form a set of questions for your doctor. Create a list of keywords where you need answers or want more exploration. You doctor is also free to look at this site.

National Institutes of Health = Search = Lymphedema

If that search result link isn't durable, then go to http://www.nih.gov/ and enter your search term in the upper right hand search box. The NIH now INSISTS that any research it funds be available for free via this site. The commercial publishers are making too much money publishing work funded by others because the authors sign away all rights to get published. There is a seachange slowly occurring in the scholarly journal publishing world, and this action by the NIH is one of the reasons why.

A note of caution; though lymphedema is not a life-threatening condition, when you go into medical databases and a layman and start reading, you can scare yourself silly. So make notes and be sure to ask your doctor or another health care professional who can explain why your condition does or doesn't fit what you're finding. You're not practicing medicine, you're doing research and are partnering with your doctor in forming a workable treatment for yourself, so don't let anyone pat you on the head and dismiss your interest or research, if you wish to start reading and learning about it.

I hope this helps.

SRS