I don't think I could do a very good job of telling you how to do the massage without physically being able to demonstrate - and that would be outside my scope of practice (I'm an RN so I have to live by a different set of rules than non healthcare providers!). Occupational therapists actually have to go get a special certification to learn how to do the manual lymphatic drainage - so it isn't as simple as saying "rub here, push there..." You would also need a doctor's order for the OT - so this is definitely something you would want to discuss with your doctor at your next visit.

Sorry I can't be of more help!

Lisa
36 years old at diagnosis
SCC of the tongue T2N2bM0 Stage IV
post hemi glossectomy and neck dissection (3/28/07), finished 6 weeks of radiation and Cisplatin x2 6/19/07. Biopsy taken from right side of tongue 7/17/08 - results showed infected abscess and no return of SCC!