I didn't think I was bruised.
I'm wearing this special compression that goes from just under my bra-line to my ankles. It's "flesh colored," or a bit paler than my natural skin tone. I can see through it and easily see the marker lines that my doctor wrote on me before surgery. I can see the bandages. I assumed I'd be able to see the bruises, too.
Ha.
Because the compression is designed to leave on at all times (seriously -- and I won't get graphic here, but you're really not supposed to take it off for the first couple of days for ANY REASON. ANY reason. AT ALL), I didn't realize that I was assuming wrongly.
Holy crawdads, am I ever bruising. I'd undone a bit of the hooks-and-zippers closures on the side so that I could more easily give myself the anti-blood-clot shot, and I got a glimpse of my thigh under the compression. Whoopsie daisy.
Since I'm only a couple days out from surgery, I suspect this is going to get much worse before it gets better. I'm soooo not going to look anymore, though, because it makes me feel fairly queasy and lightheaded to even think about. Psychosomatic symptoms are weird.
I'm wearing this special compression that goes from just under my bra-line to my ankles. It's "flesh colored," or a bit paler than my natural skin tone. I can see through it and easily see the marker lines that my doctor wrote on me before surgery. I can see the bandages. I assumed I'd be able to see the bruises, too.
Ha.
Because the compression is designed to leave on at all times (seriously -- and I won't get graphic here, but you're really not supposed to take it off for the first couple of days for ANY REASON. ANY reason. AT ALL), I didn't realize that I was assuming wrongly.
Holy crawdads, am I ever bruising. I'd undone a bit of the hooks-and-zippers closures on the side so that I could more easily give myself the anti-blood-clot shot, and I got a glimpse of my thigh under the compression. Whoopsie daisy.
Just so you know, I'm normally about as pale as Casper.
What's not bruised is a scary shade of orange.
I don't know what that's about.
Since I'm only a couple days out from surgery, I suspect this is going to get much worse before it gets better. I'm soooo not going to look anymore, though, because it makes me feel fairly queasy and lightheaded to even think about. Psychosomatic symptoms are weird.
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