Time flies,huh? I had a final today for Peds & ob. It's been a stressfull few weeks. I passed the class and will start a new semester on Monday. I will also be starting my second year! Wow!! I can't believe I have made it this far to be totally honest. Our class started out with at least 30 people. We are down to 13. To celebrate I went out and bought some new scrubs. :)
I have been going to the gym too. I have lost another 2 pounds. It is coming off so s-l-o-w!! I have to admit, I haven't been wrapping my leg very much. I can tell the difference too. :( I get SO frustrated because of the pain it causes in my foot. I"m not sure if it's the foam or what but it feels like my foot is being crushed. Also, my toe wraps aren't staying on very well. Once they start sliding off there is no way to fix it or rewrap them without rewrapping my whole darn leg!! It's just been so nice not being in the bandages. My hubby and I will wrap tomorrow though and leave it on for as long as I can stand it.
I have looked into finding some kind of support group for people with Lymphedema. I think it would help. But I haven't had any luck finding any in my area. Maybe someday I will start one.
I'm off to get some much cleaning done on my day off. Enjoy your day to the fullest!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Where does the time go?? I have been so busy with school and trying to finish up 3 projects that are due soon. I hope I can finish up this weekend.
I went to my last therapy appt yesterday. I was measured and she took pictures. Around my knee I'm actually a little more swollen than when I started. But I'm hoping with losing weight it will go down.I am down a total of 25 pounds so far. I have a long way to go but I WILL get there!
I became close to one the the occupational therapists.I saw her 3 days a week, about 2 1/2 hrs a day for 8 weeks. She was on another floor working but came down to see me to say goodbye. It was bittersweet.I'm so happy to be done because it's really time consuming. But I will really miss our talks. She wants me to keep her updated on my progress so I'm sure we will be in touch. I even cried and hugged her. The staff at the lymphedema clinic is wonderful and she helped give me hope and they gave me the tools to live a normal life when I didn't think it would be possible. I just have to accept my new normal. Some days I do accept it,other days it's harder.
At clinicals this week I met an lpn who has had lymphedema for over 20 years. To look at her you can't even tell. She has it in her leg as well but it's from her knee down. She did pull up her pant leg and she was swollen. But seeing her after having it for so long gave me even more hope that things will be okay.She never went to therapy,wraps her leg or learned the manual lymph drainage massages. Hopefully I will have even more progress since I am doing those things.
I went to the gym yesterday and it felt great! My toe piece came in last week and I am able to wear my shoes. It's a little tight though. I may need to buy another identical pair in a bigger size because I don't know how much longer I can put up with it.I have been having some foot pain and I don't want to make it worse by wearing too tight of a shoe. I'm hoping with exercising it will help some of the swelling to go down though.
Have a great weekend! :)
I went to my last therapy appt yesterday. I was measured and she took pictures. Around my knee I'm actually a little more swollen than when I started. But I'm hoping with losing weight it will go down.I am down a total of 25 pounds so far. I have a long way to go but I WILL get there!
I became close to one the the occupational therapists.I saw her 3 days a week, about 2 1/2 hrs a day for 8 weeks. She was on another floor working but came down to see me to say goodbye. It was bittersweet.I'm so happy to be done because it's really time consuming. But I will really miss our talks. She wants me to keep her updated on my progress so I'm sure we will be in touch. I even cried and hugged her. The staff at the lymphedema clinic is wonderful and she helped give me hope and they gave me the tools to live a normal life when I didn't think it would be possible. I just have to accept my new normal. Some days I do accept it,other days it's harder.
At clinicals this week I met an lpn who has had lymphedema for over 20 years. To look at her you can't even tell. She has it in her leg as well but it's from her knee down. She did pull up her pant leg and she was swollen. But seeing her after having it for so long gave me even more hope that things will be okay.She never went to therapy,wraps her leg or learned the manual lymph drainage massages. Hopefully I will have even more progress since I am doing those things.
I went to the gym yesterday and it felt great! My toe piece came in last week and I am able to wear my shoes. It's a little tight though. I may need to buy another identical pair in a bigger size because I don't know how much longer I can put up with it.I have been having some foot pain and I don't want to make it worse by wearing too tight of a shoe. I'm hoping with exercising it will help some of the swelling to go down though.
Have a great weekend! :)
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