I woke at 6.40a feeling much better. After a gorgeous swim with Jenny and brekkie with Jenny and Rach, I came home and cleaned my room as the kids were doing theirs.
I walked 10 mins in the pouring rain to my appointment with Erica, a trained lymphoedema specialist. I fount her on the Australasian Lymphoedema Register and contacted her 2 weeks ago when I couldn't get into the specialists at the Mater. She asked about my experience so far then got into a lymphatic drainage massage, at the end of which my hand looked much better. She then bandaged my fingers, hand and arm to help the movement she made continue towards my armpit and central lymphatic system. I was in with her for nearly 2 hours and will see her again next Saturday and Sunday. The bandages ideally stay on until tomorrow night, after which time I go back to the compression sleeve and glove with bandage on top.
A family lunch at a local pizza place was followed by an afternoon on the couch. It was lovely. Nick did dinner for the kids as my hand is a bit immobilised. We had a lovely dinner with Sue, Archie, Eimer and Mike. Now it's time to fall asleep to the sound of the rain. I'm so glad I'm not in a tent.
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