Want to hear something gross?

The wraps on my legs are still doing a great job… my legs below my knees almost look like real legs most of the time. But now my knees are extra swollen.I GUESS THAT LYMPHATIC FLUID HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.

I got new pants in the mail today and they were tight NOT AT THE BUTT/THIGHS like normal, but AT MY KNEES.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

…so I put in an order for knee wraps. Yay. 

Want to hear something gross?

The wraps on my legs are still doing a great job… my legs below my knees almost look like real legs most of the time. But now my knees are extra swollen.I GUESS THAT LYMPHATIC FLUID HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.

I got new pants in the mail today and they were tight NOT AT THE BUTT/THIGHS like normal, but AT MY KNEES.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

…so I put in an order for knee wraps. Yay. 

I am also doing an experiment where I wrapped an ace bandage around the top of the wrap on my right leg but not the left… So far, right leg isn’t itching and the wrap has stayed in place! This is NOT the case for my left leg omfgggg aaarrghhh

I am also doing an experiment where I wrapped an ace bandage around the top of the wrap on my right leg but not the left… So far, right leg isn’t itching and the wrap has stayed in place! This is NOT the case for my left leg omfgggg aaarrghhh

I need to wear oven mitts or something because I just tore off the wraps and scratched my leg until there was blood all over my hand and … yeah

there is a bandaid there now and the itch has subsided but geez who knew such a small scratch could bleed so much?

I need to wear oven mitts or something because I just tore off the wraps and scratched my leg until there was blood all over my hand and … yeah

there is a bandaid there now and the itch has subsided but geez who knew such a small scratch could bleed so much?

Lymphedema talk. 

Aaron met me at work and we walked around downtown Salt Lake for an hour or so, got dinner, walked some more… It was really nice, even though I was so damned slow, and my legs really started to hurt. The compression socks roll and bunch up, leaving deep bruises, and the wraps themselves slip down during the day, so the pressure is uneven. 

I’m lying on the couch now. Got home, took off the wraps, put on lotion and aloe vera, put on shorts (which I would never, ever do in public), and put my feet up. They itch and they burn and they hurt where the socks cut in. But I look down, and you can very CLEARLY see where the wraps stop on my leg… which really does mean that it’s working. 

My knees are in bad shape, but the further you do down on my leg, the more it tapers… it almost looks like I have an ankle again. This is just, what, two weeks of using the wraps? 

I would take a photo but I don’t think I could handle that. It’s hard enough showing my legs to Aaron, let alone the world. 

IDK. I’m writing mostly because I’m tired and my body hurts, and you’ve all been such great supports. I definitely wouldn’t have what I do without the friends who have been so generous and loving and kind. Thank you.

Lymphedema talk. 

Aaron met me at work and we walked around downtown Salt Lake for an hour or so, got dinner, walked some more… It was really nice, even though I was so damned slow, and my legs really started to hurt. The compression socks roll and bunch up, leaving deep bruises, and the wraps themselves slip down during the day, so the pressure is uneven. 

I’m lying on the couch now. Got home, took off the wraps, put on lotion and aloe vera, put on shorts (which I would never, ever do in public), and put my feet up. They itch and they burn and they hurt where the socks cut in. But I look down, and you can very CLEARLY see where the wraps stop on my leg… which really does mean that it’s working. 

My knees are in bad shape, but the further you do down on my leg, the more it tapers… it almost looks like I have an ankle again. This is just, what, two weeks of using the wraps? 

I would take a photo but I don’t think I could handle that. It’s hard enough showing my legs to Aaron, let alone the world. 

IDK. I’m writing mostly because I’m tired and my body hurts, and you’ve all been such great supports. I definitely wouldn’t have what I do without the friends who have been so generous and loving and kind. Thank you.

Okay, my peeps. More lymphedema talk.

Monday, I wore the wraps for 14+ hours. They were burning red and painful by the time I took them off. Very, very unhappy.

Tuesday, I decided to give them a break and did not wear the wraps at all. By the time I got home from work, my legs were swollen again… and after sitting at my desk for a couple of hours, it felt like they were going to burst. It was hella crappy. I could hardly sleep because they felt so tight.

Today, both wraps. Legs still red. So tight. But not the same, deep calf pain as Tuesday, and by the time I got home, there was noticeable improvement. Took off the wraps, took a VERY hot shower and ended with a very cold shower for cool down, including exfoliating. Then lotion + aloe vera. The redness is almost gone already! Legs are nice and cool, they look tons better than this morning. 

No art today, ‘cause I am on the couch with legs elevated… but I’ll make a post about portfolio progress a little later on tonight!

Okay, my peeps. More lymphedema talk.

Monday, I wore the wraps for 14+ hours. They were burning red and painful by the time I took them off. Very, very unhappy.

Tuesday, I decided to give them a break and did not wear the wraps at all. By the time I got home from work, my legs were swollen again… and after sitting at my desk for a couple of hours, it felt like they were going to burst. It was hella crappy. I could hardly sleep because they felt so tight.

Today, both wraps. Legs still red. So tight. But not the same, deep calf pain as Tuesday, and by the time I got home, there was noticeable improvement. Took off the wraps, took a VERY hot shower and ended with a very cold shower for cool down, including exfoliating. Then lotion + aloe vera. The redness is almost gone already! Legs are nice and cool, they look tons better than this morning. 

No art today, ‘cause I am on the couch with legs elevated… but I’ll make a post about portfolio progress a little later on tonight!