Lizzy can't get the honey!!!! Banned in her province!!!! Bizarre! Too bad too it helped me this las week too - I haven't really been using it much as I have been healing, but last thursday i suddenly swelled up... My lymph specialist thought it was edema, which I thought too - but this Monday I got a rash just around the right side (non operative side) of my neck. It was very mild. Plus my mouth inside was hurting. So I went to my lymph girl Tuesday she massaged me and the swelling went down for the most part, and.yesterday I saw my surgeon, for my regular appointment - he wasn't worried as the rash was already going away (gone today) and the swelling was just in my cheeks!!!
he said if it was in my neck he'd been concerned. And said I was all clear (after a scope, probe, and inspection) and I have first follow up ct in 3 weeks... But I digress... Ultimately I think I was allergic to these high dose iron tablets I have been taking so I stopped and the symptoms have gone away ( there is such things as iron toxicity - and it can cause a rash... Iron also binds with proteins, and guess what lymphedema fluid is comprised of,,,? Protein... Hence my chipmunk look...) anyway. Because I didn't know what was going on, and because my mouth particularly my tongue was feeling sore - it looked i was getting thrush, I started back with the honey 3 times a day, and the coating that was there sloughed off within two days, the pain is gone, and my tongue has healed enough that it looks like an actual tongue even though the left side is still a little swollen!!! (way less swollen than it has been - it looks normal healing swollen... If that makes any sense.) bottom line... I have a love hate relationship with the honey.. I love. It because it really works! But hate the taste!

You I'll get through this!!! Your past that point and getting closer to the end.... Hugs! And strength to you!,