Purple Haze

I've just ordered the purple stockings from Medi! I have to say that I'm very excited and can't wait to see them. Just the prospect of getting a stocking that's different is cheering me up in this horrible hot weather we're having. I feel like I'm slowly cooking in my stocking...

More to follow when the stockings arrive!

We're having a heatwave...

...and whilst some people will think that's great, it's pretty yucky for most people with lymphoedema. The temperature is in the 30s today and it's going to be hot and humid this week. Wearing a compression stocking in these temperatures is not a great experience, but it really is a must to keep the swelling at bay. I'm also having a big dilemma about what to wear, particularly as I'll be spending time with people who don't know I have the condition and don't want the inevitable "What have you done to your leg?" question. Tomorrow I'm spending all day at a conference (sitting still, trying to avoid a swollen leg!), so have planned to wear some linen trousers and those will cover the stocking, but on Wednesday evening I'll be attending my usual tap class. In this heat jumping about is going to be pretty much unbearable, but I am so behind with learning the routine we're doing that I'm going to have to go. I was thinking of wearing cropped trousers, but then people will pry. Sometimes I'm happy to field the questions and enlighten the person, be they concerned, curious or just plain nosy, but other times I really can't be bothered. I guess I'm just going through a "can't be bothered" phase.