L-W-O Community supports primary and secondary lymphoedema by promoting emotional wellness, lymphatic health, self-care, patient empowerment, online and in the community.
Members Questions - Patient Empowerment
L‑W‑O Community’s commitment to patient empowerment and meaningful community engagement continues through the questions our support‑group members bring to us. Many of these questions are complex, deeply personal, and not always easy to answer. No single person, including me, could ever respond to every query alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.
To support those living with lymphoedema, it’s essential that we work alongside healthcare professionals, our members, patient associations, and trusted organisations. By combining lived experience with clinical insight, we can offer information and guidance that is both reliable and genuinely helpful for managing lymphoedema.
This webpage brings together a series of videos that address a wide range of questions from our members about lymphoedema, lymphatic health, and the lymphatic system. We were delighted that Jane Wigg, RGN, MSc, generously shared her expertise by answering these questions and that Mary Fickling from PhysioPod UK Ltd designed many of the videos with such care and clarity.
These partnerships reflect what L‑W‑O Community stands for: working together to support, inform, and empower everyone living with lymphoedema.
You can visit Jane Wiggs' page on the PhysioPod UK, Ltd., website here...
Questions by L-W-O Members
Answers by Jane Wigg
Video Creation by Mary Fickling
Mary Fickling from PhysioPod UK, Ltd., and Gaynor Leech from L-W-O asked if Jane would be willing to answer questions from members of support groups. Jane happily accepted, and this special strand of Q&A is featured in the PhysioPod Free Monthly News Magazine.
Jane Wigg is widely recognised as a key figure in lymphoedema treatment, development, research, and teaching. She is well-known for her desire to 'optimise treatment' for people living with lymphoedema.
If you have any specific questions related to lymphoedema, feel free to ask, and I’ll do my best to provide helpful information! You can view all of the 'Dear Jane' videos below.
Support Group Questions
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