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Her health complications involved lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
In addition to his obesity, Bryan suffers from lymphedema, a chronic disease with no cure that results in the buildup of fluid in soft tissues and causes swelling in his left leg.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Sutphin, 58, of Cheshire, had painful lymphedema — or swelling — in her arm following reconstructive breast surgery about a year ago.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
My lymphedema manifested itself in a unique way in that the fluid wasn't just stuck in the arm.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
In addition to his obesity, Bryan suffers from lymphedema, a chronic disease with no cure that results in the buildup of fluid in soft tissues and causes swelling in his left leg.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Sutphin, 58, of Cheshire, had painful lymphedema — or swelling — in her arm following reconstructive breast surgery about a year ago.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
My lymphedema manifested itself in a unique way in that the fluid wasn't just stuck in the arm.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Lymphedema.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphedema. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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lymphedema
noun
lymph·ede·ma
variants
or chiefly British lymphoedema
: edema due to faulty lymphatic drainage
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