Lymphedema management

Still meeting with my Occupational Therapist to try to get my swelling down.  She continues to instruct me about Manual Lymph Drainage.  It is taking awhile for me to learn it.  One of the things that could help is to have John wrap my arm with ace bandages every night.  Wear my compression arm band during the day and wrap at night.  Sometimes, all that I need to do to manage my health/body feels overwhelming.  Exercise, drink tons of water, MLD, eat right.  I hope that my "new normal" post cancer will one day feel....normal. 

What a difference a week makes!

Phew!  One week later the relief is immense!  I continue to put a very pure form of aloe Vera gel and Aquaphor on the radiated site morning and night.  I am now back to wearing all my normal clothing!

Better or Worse?

John suggested that I take pictures of my radiation-rough spot from week to week to help me see the changes taking place.  The hope, is that I will see progress from week to week that I can't see from day to day and that will give me a psychological boost and a feeling of well being.  So, here it is.  1st week after being done with radiation.

My final surgery to prevent reoccurrence of cancer- hysterectomy, is scheduled to take place June 3rd. A little nervous since I am not supposed to do hormone therapy to help with mood swings and such.  This is due to my "Triple negative" status.  The last hurdle to jump as part of my cancer treatment!  I won't worry about surgeries for reconstruction until the children go back to school in August.