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• What measures can I take to help prevent infections for my child? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• What measures can I take to help prevent infections for the child? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• How do I recognise cellulitis? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• What is cellulitis and how do I recognise it? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Questions on made to measure\/orthop\u00e6dic shoes\u2026how and where to get them (application process) Are there any support groups for parents of children with lymphoedema? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Are there any support groups for children with lymphoedema? Online\/locally? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• As our first child has lymphoedema, how likely is it that any other children we have will also have the condition? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• We have one child with lymphoedema, how likely is it that we could get other children with lymphoedema? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Putting the stockings on my child is difficult. Is there any practical help for this? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Are there any tips or devices to aid putting on and take off the compression garments? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• How can we get supplies of hosiery when our child needs it? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Where can my child get a diagnosis? (locally\/nationally) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Is there any news in the study of the genetic component of the disease? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Why are there so few experts in the field of lymphoedema causing us to have to wait a long time for diagnosis? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Why is lymphoedema not well known and why are there so few doctors who knows about it? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Are there websites that could tell our child more about lymphoedema? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• What resources are available to learn more about lymphoedema? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Are there many children with lymphoedema? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• How many children have lymphoedema in the world? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Can we pay for extra hosiery if our child needs it? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• What research is being done on lymphedema?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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