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Hi I'm Stacy aka Wound Woman. I suffer with venous ulcers on both legs. I've named them Larry and Lenny! Lymphedema, lipodema, vascular disease with many more.

Navigating being disabled. Sharing my day to day or humour.

07/08/2026

The side of my disability no one sees!

One massive box full of dressings, cleaning product's and everything else in between and then a pile of compression.
I had over £600 worth of product's off the nurse's yesterday, which will hopefully see me through until I get seen by the nursing team down South.
Everything in these pictures are thing's I use daily...
It's exhausting, also have I said I'm over this move??

17/07/2026

Two times this week I've ended up with a good result 🥳

1: Today speaking with my GP's pharmacist, I'll call him Dave for this. Dave has been amazing with me throughout the last few year's. I was (against my wishes) put on slow tramadol. I've found it did nothing to help regulate my pain and added to my symptoms. Due to moving soon, I wanted to come off it and remain on my normal tramadol. Que my medical anxiety!!!
Dave didn't even question why, he just said "I can do that for you". I felt like crying!
Where we are moving across country I needed other meds to be added, he did it there and then. I also explained due to moving I may need to order some of my opiods before I should, again Dave said "Email me and I will sort it for you" I could've reached down the phone and kissed him 🤣
But it means one less problem I have to worry about.

2: Sunshine Carebear 🌞🧸which is or should I say was my Tissue Viability Nurse. I gave her this nickname because she has been a legend, sun in a very heavy time and cared. She's worked incredibly hard for me. Gave me the Pico machine, got me a referral for a lymphedema clinic, referred to Pain Management and even when I felt like rubbish has cheered me on.
I saw her for the last time on Monday, where I was given a prescription for Comfiwave compression. I cried a lot when it was time for her to leave, because I will admit I didn't expect anything for TVN as previously it was just "wear your compression" But Sunshine Carebear came through like no one has. I have emailed to send a personal thank you to her. Sunshine Carebear deserves a raise! 🫶💖

These might be small to other's but to someone who has had to fight against the NHS so many times, these are triumphs to me.
So happy fricking Friday, I'm practically skipping (more a shuffle with less limp) 🤣

16/07/2026

17th July 2025 VS 16th July 2026
It's not a race but I can see just how much my left leg wound has changed in 364 day's.

Thing's I believe have helped:
♡ Upping my protein intake - Protein is a key element to wound health and healing

♡ Negative wound therapy - having the Pico machine woke my wound up, it reduces swelling, increases blood flow and stimulates new tissue growth

♡ quitting work - this sound's bizarre but I have found not only my Mental Health is in a better place, but I have the time and spoons 🥄 to take extra care/attention to the leg twins.

♡ Rest - again something I struggled with. But now I listen to my body, if I need to spend all day resting then I do. I no longer guilt myself into be productive.

♡ Sleep - When I worked I struggled more, my sleep pattern is chaotic. My pain hasn't eased but I think I've found a sweet spot with medication and with the help of my cannabis I now get deep sleep. I nap more, again listening to my body really has changed me.

♡ Cannabis - my goodness, I wish I had known how much this would help. In 2 year's I have noticed that my mood is better, I am able to take as little or as much as I need to get tasks done. I can deep clean my leg's regularly and rely on this drug to help. Again adding extra care to me! Studies have shown how much CBD alone can help with wound care and healing. If only the NHS would allow me a prescription, they'd make a fortune of it with us Chronic Pain patient's.

♡ As always my amazing nursing team, it has taken a team of wonderful nurse's! They've gone above and beyond for me. They've listened to me cry/moan/scream/be sick and always have my back and best interests at heart 💖. The thought of moving is scary but I'm terrified I won't get what I've had here. Without the multi care team I dread to think where I would be. They've been a huge part of my life, I'm going to miss the gossip and laughs! But that's for another post.

04/07/2026

I can not tell you the amount of times this has been said to me in the past 15 years.
I know I'm not the only one. BUT and it's a big but, my conditions/disability can happen at any age. Some of these I was born with, hereditary yay for me eh!
Age has nothing to do with it. The last time a consultant said this to me, I flew into a rage. I pointed out that not only was it unprofessional but also why some of my conditions had spent year's being untreated and left to become chronic.

If a Dr had listened to me 15 year's ago I genuinely believe I wouldn't have CPRS or Fibro. But he saw me as a hysterical woman. Would a man have been left like I have?? 🤔

05/06/2026

I remember my Friday night's looking very different when I was younger 😂

Now it's a deep clean leg night and collapse in bed to binge watch a tv programme.

25/05/2026

The picture doesn't do it justice. The reality is my leg's are neon red. Why?

Heat
Yellow line
Giant absorbent dressing pad
Infection
Oh and no water to wash/cool them down.

Yesterday we had a power cut, today it was no water in our area. During the hot weather my leg's need more cleaning. Imagine a bin not being emptied for weeks and the natural smell it would produce, that's my leg's on a good day!
Also due to some of my conditions heat means I swell up, I need to stay hydrated.
I used to love the summer, now I dread it.

22/05/2026

A summary of my week....

4️⃣0️⃣th birthday trip down south, lots of laughs and surprises. Truly felt the love.
Today we finally have some nice weather and BOOM the pesky leg's have severe sweating signs on day 1 🤦‍♀️

I am a pro with my leg's so I'm staying super hydrated and finding ways to remain cool.
Oh and if you're wondering, yes red velvet cake is my favourite and I had to resist face planting it 🤣😂

14/05/2026

This is why a priority seat is so important to me.

It means my leg's/wounds aren't being crushed by the seat in front. I can relax a little and enjoy the space. Even move about more to keep my swelling down (A must with lymphedema)
Personally I think every seat should be like this.

I've had an awful journey down south, which I'll do a full story on tomorrow. For now I'm in my comfy yellow line, free cruise slippers enjoying a coffee and chat with my mum. Running on -10000 spoons 🥄

10/05/2026

I saw this and thought "Happened to me so many times"
Just another reality for so many of us.

03/05/2026

This is what keeps me going through all the symptoms and pain.
The progress 🙌 one of the little islands is also about to join the main skin, you can just about see it on the last picture down on the right hand side.

Having chronic wounds, pain and dealing with multiple conditions all with there own symptoms is quite honestly EXHAUSTING.
But when I look back at where Larry the Left leg was last July to now, I have hope that one day it'll be a distant horror story 🤞

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