What a journey this has been, and it's only halfway down. It's been more than I expected as I expressed in my last post, but it is definitely going to be worth it in the end. As more time passes I continue to heal. I was overwhelmed at the beginning, but as the days go by I can tell that my leg is not the same as it was the first week of this year.
I had my post op appointment yesterday and it went well. My surgeon was happy with the progress that has been made in the grafted areas and was impressed with how much my tight stretched skin has softened already. She believes that it will continue to get better as the months pass, but I'm not going to lie.. it's hard to fully trust it. I have lived for so long being scared to go more than a few hours without any compression and having to work every day to try to loosen up my tight and aching leg. I haven't worn a compression garment since the surgery and every day I am up walking around on it more and more. The craziest part is my leg isn't any more swollen than it has been since the surgery, and my leg isn't being weighed down by the stiff soreness I would expect to feel after a day of doctors appointments and grocery shopping. I'm feeling the most pain at the bottom of my feet because I'm still getting use to walking again after 3 weeks of strict bedrest. At this point the doctor has told me to just keep working up to my normal activity, and that's what I intend to do! Things are looking up, and I'm glad I get to share my experience with the lymphedema community as well as family and friends. 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
April 2017
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