Sjoe! What a relief! Saw The Lymph Lady now and my arm is up 2mm in one place. So it's ok.
Now The Yoga Man is going to measure my arm to get a base measurement - The Lymph Lady showed me how (this was his suggestion during my anxiety last night, but based on an original idea of hers) - and then if I hit nervous breakdown stakes, he can measure.
It appears that the flabbiness caused by not using the arm - to help prevent lymphedema - is making the arm look and feel heavier.
I am relieved but find these stressful moments are awful. Now I am a little annoyed with myself for becoming so anxious.
I live in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I was diagnosed with breast cancer on Thursday January 15 2009. This is my journey with cancer and other musings as surveyed - initially temporarily hairless - from under my hats.
yea!
ReplyDeleteI got myself so worked up about it. I still think my arm looks and feels awful but I know it's not. After today's appointment I cancelled my appointment for next week, thinking every two weeks is ok, but later today realised that until I can be calm about it, I need to go weekly. It's worth the money, although it is becoming a very expensive enterprise. But then it is my arm and my health and medical aid pays most of it back but I do have to pay upfront at each visit.
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