Week 4 update

My MLD has really helped get rid of the bruising and reduce the lumps.  There is hardly any bruising to be seen any more - pretty amazing when it is only 25 days since I had surgery.  The thigh lumps are still present but it took my MLD lady some more work to locate them by my second MLD of the week!  They are a lot smaller and no where near as tender as the first time she worked on them.  I wouldn't have had the confidence to knead them personally so I'm happy she did it - an extra reason I'm happy to be having the MLD.  

I've got two sessions of MLD booked for this week coming, and an appointment with St George's!  I'm looking forward to getting measured and seeing if my compression needs changing.  I'm not sure what they are going to recommend as I did try my Diaphane tights which they'd prescribed for me last time, but they made me feel so itchy on my post surgery skin that I barely lasted minutes in it.

I've been taking my ETO compression off to wash and dry overnight, but I decided I didn't want to sleep without any compression so I've been alternating my pair of Solidea Silver Wave (very low UK class 1 compression - but they still mark me with wavy stripes by morning!) and my Made to Measure Sigvaris Comfort footless tights.  The comfort tights are very soft and comfy but are a bit hot around the groin for sleeping in. I prefer to sleep in the silver wave as they are quite airy and comfy.  

Pulling up either pair of tights makes me realise how much more stretchy my ETO compression is, and how much more comfortable it has been to get on over my post surgery tender and bruised areas.  I feel very sorry for ladies whose surgeons put them in normal compression tights and leggings.  I find my ETO comforting to put back on and very supportive.  

Last week I managed to remove the waist extension strip so I'm down to the smallest hook setting on the garment - feeling really happy about that as a sign of swelling reduction :)