Lymphodema

Last night, we enjoyed kids and grandkids!  Kenny and his 2 boys were by and Trina and Derrick and two of their kids were by and we got pizza and enjoyed the time together.
What  a day.  I went to workout and I was glad when it was over!  Surely, someday it will get easier.  I think I have faced the fact I have to do this or an equivalent for the rest of my life, but I still don't enjoy it!  Then I had to backtrack and call the lymphodema clinic about my appointment.  I wrote down the address and other pertinent information, but it was on the back of an envelope (reusing instead of just throwing it away) and I threw it away.  So, I called and got the address again.  I plugged it into Lola Garmin, (the GPS), and she had me get off at Sooner, took me down ML King, and over to the turnpike.  Crazy.  I laid down and my therapist measured my arm every 2 centimeters from my fingers to my shoulder.  There wasn't much difference up to the elbow then a centimeter or so here and there above the elbow.  That wasn't too bad, but then she looked at my back and said that the left side is fuller, which means fluid is building up.  So, I have a stage 1 lymphodema. I have to appointments next week so I can learn how to move the fluid out.  We will see.
My hair continues to grow, but it doesn't do anything.  It is just straight or curly, but it doesn't part or lay down anywhere.  My hair has come in like Ken's, but my mother is in the mirror when I look there.  I feel like the exercise is doing me good, but my stomach seems to be growing and when I look at myself sideways my pants seem to slope down in the front, and that looks like Ken.  I don't know where I am!  Agh!
I talked to Haley again today.  She is jumping through hoops getting ready to go to India for business.  Big trip.  The heat is really getting to me.  I plan to workout and get some errands done in the morning then maybe I will work at school.  This weekend is Ken's 40th SHS Class Reunion.  We will go to Knuckles tomorrow night and Saturday we go to the Elk's Club.  He is looking forward to it.  I went to his 25th and I didn't know many people.  Maybe I will know more at this one.  So we have a big weekend planned!