My Shocking Story - My Big Foot: Treatment

" 46-year-old Vicky Borken lives with her family in the Suburb of Miami. Vicky suffers from a rare extreme case of lymphedema, an abnormal swelling of the tissues. Her leg, untreated, has swollen to 102 cm and weighs 39 kilos. This is one of the largest leg lymphedemas in America. Rob and Vicky are still waiting to hear form a local clinic willing to treat her."

" Your course of therapy will be free of charge. This is what I've been waiting for. She was so nice and I'm happy [unk]."

" The lymphatics clinic is 40 miles away from Vicky's house, and her 6-week treatment begins today."

" We have some work to do. Right? Alright, you have a fungus growing on your toes. This all starts to grow, because the skin is not getting the oxygen that it needs. We're gonna work on getting that all down. What I wanna do is to measure."

" Vicky's condition is the most extreme that they have ever seen."

" See it's 42½ inches."

" They say it's around 40."

" The medical team prepares Vicky for a form of massage, called manual lymphatic drainage. The next day, it is going to be difficult to endure."

" We'll get you to move just like you did before."

" Her taut bandages encourage the reduction of swelling. As Vicky's leg is so big, putting on any pressure will be extremely painful."

" Ah! Please don't do that again."

" Actually I wanna come up."

" This is gonna kill me [unk]."

" Part of the reason we're doing it so tight is because your so active."

" I'm not gonna be able?"

" Yes you are. You're gonna surprise yourself. I promise you, you're gonna be amazed of what you can do."

" Over 6 weeks, Vicky's leg has decreased in size dramatically. Although she still has a long way to go, she's lost an extraordinary 10 liters of lymphatic fluid and 38 cm around her leg. The circumference has shrunk from 107 to 68 cm."

" It's been awhile since I've seen my foot. Thank you so much guys."

" You guys are great! I will think of you everyday for the rest of my life. I will, I mean it, I really do."