Download or read book Coping with Lymphedema written by Diane Sackett Nannery and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An estimated 100 million people around the world suffer from this lifelong condition, a result of damage to the lymphatic system. It causes extreme swelling of a limb or other part of the body along with pain, immobility, disfigurement, an increased susceptibility to infection, and a variety of other symptoms that make many people feel self-conscious and depressed.