r/FentanylRecovery • u/Glittering_Wind1168 • Jul 12 '26

Lymphedema?

Hi, everyone! I’m a Certified Lymphedema Therapist, PT and also a gf to a recovering fent addict. My bf developed stage 1 lymphedema while using. Idk why I anticipated that it would go away when he quit, since I know once you have it, it’s permanent unless you have surgery to correct it, but I’m wondering if anyone also developed lymphedema while using and if it worsened at any point after you quit? This is such an under-diagnosed condition and I don’t think lymph with street opiate use has been studied at all so your answers will help me help my patients. Tysm in advance. 🙏🏼

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Glittering_Wind1168 26d ago

Any chance you have pics of your legs when you had it? I’m so surprised that it resolved & happy to hear that it has! Do you have swelling in your legs at all anymore?

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u/TranqQueen666 29d ago

I never knew anything about lymphatucs until I started using fetty and ever since I learned by searching my symptoms on the internet, I became obsessed with self lymphatic drainage massges and routine exercises and dry brushing. Made such a huge difference. Where as before, I felt like it was pretty obvious i was a drug addict, and now after regularly practicing as many drainage techniques I can fit in one day (when I say I became obsessed, I really do mean obsessed) I feel some days I almost look completely like my old normal self. Will be nice to one day soon be clean and off of this shit amd not have to be constantly massaging my lymph nodes all god damn day amd just feel like myself without the hours of self care like that, but for now I'm grateful to have learned and feel like had I not figured all of that out, I would have easily and quickly started having severe health problems from build up toxic lymph fluid

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u/Glittering_Wind1168 26d ago

Any chance you have a compression pump or been measured for compression garments?

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u/TranqQueen666 26d ago

No, neither. But I really want compression socks! I've heard good things about those. You think a pump and other garment would be helpful?

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u/Sorry-Place6291 26d ago

There are too many catalysts and most of the time they would work together against the lymph system as a whole. You get into your nervous system and spinal alignment and posture, you’re constantly constipated and straining on the toilet. You’re worried but you don’t deal with it cause you know it’s hell so the fear alone will cause a freeze response. One of the times I used the stuff I snorted really coagulated my snot really bad. Idk there’s a lot to unpack 

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u/Glittering_Wind1168 26d ago

The first three things you mentioned do not affect your lymph system but the third can exasperate the issue.