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Lymphedema in legs

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@gigi1961

Hi, I will try to sum this up quickly so as not to bore you with my story.In 2020 I had the 4 quadrants of my neuropathy stricken legs treated by venous ablation. They managed to cauterize less than what I thought. I still had some swelling and heaviness in my left leg especially. So when I moved to Little Rock, AR and I began Lymphedema therapy. I had specially measured Velcro wraps for my legs. I had been doing great at watching out for anything that may come up on my trunk section or my limbs. Months went by and once again I could see my legs as they truly are. After that I had to have surgery and while I was recovering from Rotator cuff surgery I was in the shower and fell. I got up the best that I could (one armed). No broken bones. I had a Lymphedema Exacerbation and it began all over again. I was in the hospital almost 3 weeks! I was only expected to have day surgery. I happen to have a hiatal hernia that affected my diaphragm. So when I was under anesthesia and woke up in recovery… I panicked and had to be restrained. My breathing was affected by the diaphragm malfunction. I could not exhale so the old oxygen couldn’t be expelled. Causing me to go in to a panic and then restrained. It was a very traumatic experience. I still have not been able to clearly remember that but of time.

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Hi @gigi1961, some time has passed since you first posted about your lymphedema diagnosis. How are you doing now? Have you been able to find any relief or any answers on how to proceed forward?