LSN

A year has past of triple bandaging and farrow wrapping and all was going well

until maybe three weeks ago now with dismay I find both legs have exploded into swellings from thigh to toe so larger and higher than before. The doctor has referred me for triples again and other helpful things. I find it so sad that after a year bringing them down they inflate like balloons without me knowing. Sorry I guess I am fed up with this situation...........Okay enough of that time to grasp the bull by the horns and come out fighting (again)

Happy New year xgins

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Rebec

4 years ago

I understand how you feel completely. I had quite a reduced lymphoedema in my arm, when I woke up one day with the lower part of my arm hard and enlarged and now my hand doesn't look good either. I have the feeling that the situation worsened, in my case because I started massaging my arm in the swimming pool and I might have infected it (I was told to take antibiotics too as there were some pink patches and part of the arm felt warm). When I mentioned to the lymphoedema nurse, she dismissed it but for the time being, I am left waiting for the MLD to start at the beginning of next month unless I decide to spend £50 (!) per session until then. Now swimming doesn't seem to make any difference. So let's hope, this accumulation of fluid will miraculously subside as it appeared, all of a sudden!