This week has been a lot better! There still isn't much difference in the size of my leg, but having a positive attitude about it really makes a huge difference.
It's been about 2 months since the surgery and the skin graft is almost healed which I feel will be a great mile stone to pass. I went to appointment with my doctor yesterday to talk about finding a better form of compression. She said it would be fine if I started to wear an off-the-shelf thigh high garment for now because I still need some support, but it won't be too tight. It is nice to have that compression again. I've kind of missed it which might sound weird, but after you've been wearing a compression garment everyday for the past two and a half years it feels more weird not to be wearing one. At this point my real concerns lay with the fact that I'm going up to school in April which is almost 1000 miles away from home and my doctors. I wouldn't be so nervous if I had started to see more improvement by now. Everything is all still so new so being away from my family, my mom especially, who knows just about everything that I know about all of this will be hard. I know it's probably an irrational fear that something crazy will happen, and I know I need to move forward. I can't put my whole life on hold that is why I have decided to go for it. I'm excited to see the outcome in all of this. I know everything will be okay in the end. The biggest thing in all of this is patience which I need to remind myself every day. Comments are closed.
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AuthorHi, my name is Sydney, and I have Primary Lymphedema. I created this blog to share my journey, and I hope that by sharing my story I can help those who are on a similar path. Archives
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