The Lymphedema Patient Roundtable: April 2025

From improving your “lymphatic literacy” to navigating insurance hurdles, the conversation at the April Lymphedema Patient Roundtable was in full bloom with practical tips for living well with lymphedema.What do you do if your new garments don’t fit quite right? What role does BMI play in lymphedema surgery and recovery? And how do you manage the mental and physical effects of the changing seasons? The panelists and attendees explored all this and more, wrapping up the hour with a calming guided meditation led by lymphedema therapist Karen Ashforth.Special thanks to this month’s panel:Karen Ashforth, MS, OTR/L, CLT-LANA (⁠⁠⁠⁠@karenashforth_cltlana⁠⁠⁠⁠)Evy Dominguez, Lymphedema Patient (@evycalifornia)Alexa Ercolano, Lymphedema Patient and Lympha Press Marketing and Communications Associate (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lymphielife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Angela Jones, Lipolymphedema Patient and Health Coach (⁠⁠⁠⁠@2018gethealthy)Catherine Rosenberg, Lymphedema Patient (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@crosenberg1982⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Nasreen Starner, OTR/L, CLT (⁠⁠@nasreenstarner)Links mentioned in the video:National Lymphedema Network’s 2025 Patient SummitLymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) Centers of ExcellenceLE&RN Patient Resource CenterLE&RN’s “Find a Therapist” ResourcesLymphology Association of North America’s Therapist DirectoryAcademy of Lymphatic Studies Therapist DirectoryThis Roundtable was originally recorded live on April 8, 2025, and has been edited for time. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Lympha Press.Lympha Press is proud to offer these monthly Lymphedema Patient Roundtables and support the lymphedema community. The Roundtables are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM EST. Sign up to attend any of our live webinars at https://linktr.ee/LymphaPress.