Hi everyone...
just to say i havent disappeared! first week in new flat and enjoying it. only 15 mins to work on the bus now opposed to 1 hour 15 mins when i was living in london. flat mates are good and i am settling nicely.
went to my new gp practice yesterday and saw the nurse re dressings. she said there was nothing more she could do and it was now a matter of time, the wound is about 85% healed and it will be another…
Hi everyone...
as promised... and by great demand.... here are my lympho stockings! ordered custom made due to my tree trunk calf muscles and general fat! closed toe to knee ... right and left as both have swelling and pain. ordered in black so they look like socks in my shoes!
2nd week back and i guess the wound will heal eventually. personally i cant see much difference between 3 weeks ago and now. the dressing is…
first week back at work finished. i do hope it gets better. lymphoedema out of control around ankle and feet.. should get the stockings next week... hope they work as i think thats whats stopping the final healing of the wound which doesnt look any better than 2 weeks ago.
spending the weekend relaxing but have only 2 weeks more before i need to move out. looking at a new flat tomorrow... just hope its ok and can move…
HI
2 weeks after my macmillan nurse applied for a grant it has arrived. .....thank you macmillan!!
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND
PETER
hi everyone... not posted for a week as the wound was looking the same all the time. but this is my last week off now so i am hoping they will take me out of all this heavy dressing and get me into a lympho stocking. UI am still dressing with acticoat, gauze, pad then tubi fast, tubi net but now only a single layer of tubigrib instead of double. I am still also doing the prontosan soak and plenty of 50/50 all over the…
