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Wound Woman 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.

07/10/2025

It’s just in your head, right?

03/10/2025
It's an exciting day in our household. I've treated myself to a new dressing gown. When I say this is heavy, it's like a...
03/10/2025

It's an exciting day in our household. I've treated myself to a new dressing gown.
When I say this is heavy, it's like a weighted blanket! It's so soft and way too big but I love it. I feel like I'm just missing a hot chocolate, marshmallows and the christmas tree up πŸ˜‚

After I hobbled back to bed I had a 'funny turn' of dizziness/sickness/light headed. I got back into bed and Henry comes to help me, by laying on or by my leg, pawing me so I give him attention and even though he isn't trained as a support dog he does things like this to help πŸ’™πŸΎ

It's been 12 weeks since I started my negative wound therapy aka the Pico machine. Whilst the size of my wound - length ...
02/10/2025

It's been 12 weeks since I started my negative wound therapy aka the Pico machine.
Whilst the size of my wound - length 10.4cm
and width 15cm hasn't got smaller it has created some pretty big changes.

*Small epithelial islands of skin
*wound bed healthier despite the cellulitis
*made the wound shallower

I saw before and after pics and whilst I have had days where I took a break from the pico due the adhessive causing skin breakdown, it has been positive. I will continue to be on Pico for now.
I just need the cellulitis to clear and take away the added symptoms as I'm having a 'I can't do this' type of day.

My Labrador Henry is the best nurse. He brings me one of his cuddly toys to snuggle with and he loves to snooze with me....
01/10/2025

My Labrador Henry is the best nurse. He brings me one of his cuddly toys to snuggle with and he loves to snooze with me.
He loves me on bedrest because he gets to eat sleep repeat.
I'm currently listening to him snoring away whilst I day dream of sleep.

30/09/2025

Little legs update:

after a few days off the pico, I'm putting it back on. In the hope it helps the wound on my left leg as it's dried out 🀒
Cellulitis is still very much kicking my behind. I've been on total bed rest, had awful fevers and I'm hoping as my temperature has started to level out that I'm avoiding hospital all together. Mainly because I hate needles and having intravenous drugs makes me feel so weird!

The Cellulitis doesn't appear to be tracking, yet the other symptoms are still quite bad. Which means I'm off from work (adds to the stress and worry) I've got a few days left on the antibiotics, but I know all too well that I'll need at least another round to get rid of the infection.
The boredom has kicked in, I'm unable to concentrate fully and I'm fed up.
Happy Tuesday 😊

🀣 at least part of me is iconic!
30/09/2025

🀣 at least part of me is iconic!

Funny but true! Cellulitis is kicking my behind, why have I got it... Weather change/temperature or just because the bac...
28/09/2025

Funny but true!

Cellulitis is kicking my behind, why have I got it... Weather change/temperature or just because the bacteria in my wounds have had a chance to attack. I get Cellulitis a lot. Sometimes it's not to bad, however this time I'm full of symptoms and having to be really careful as when I'm like this I end up in hospital on intravenous antibiotics. This is how I normally end up with Sepsis too.
Poor hubby had to remove my pico earlier as it's quite literally ripping my skin, that was traumatic and painful for me. And for him.... Sensory overload and traumatic, imagine watching your wife scream/cry and wailing whilst it's removed. It would've taken me ages to do it so was better he did it. He's so brave and a hero!
I'm in bed, on total bed rest and hoping my antibiotics kick in. Anyone got any good crime/murder or comedy shows I could dive into? I have a lot of time to kill πŸ˜‚

Happy Sunday!

Yesterday was 14 years since my leg wound started. Little did I know back then that after 6 weeks of cellulitis in my le...
24/09/2025

Yesterday was 14 years since my leg wound started.
Little did I know back then that after 6 weeks of cellulitis in my leg, 6 weeks of antibiotics and 5 weeks since a Dr lanced a blister to take a biopsy I'd end up with an abscess and sepsis and require surgery or end up being disabled. After surgery I was put onto a Vac machine (negative wound therapy like my pico) but that wound would never heal and would go on to make my lower leg full of many wounds.

Along those 14 years I've been diagnosed with conditions and diseases in my leg, gaslighted by the NHS and been told far too many times by consultants that "you're far too young" to have these problems if I've asked to be tested for them. Turns out conditions/diseases don't discriminate!
I now advocate, stand up for and ask questions for myself.
This leg has caused me no end of problems along the way, multiple hospital admissions/pain/wounds/tablets/cellulitis and sepsis. Yet I'm still standing, well just about πŸ˜‚

Lenny the right leg has given me cellulitis as a gift today, I however would've preferred some jewellery or chocolates.

- This picture is the night I was admitted before the abscess grew more! If you want gory pics I'll happily send them to you πŸ˜‚

Masking.A term I'd heard a few times but now totally get it.Left picture how I feel inside vs makeup on as off out for a...
20/09/2025

Masking.

A term I'd heard a few times but now totally get it.
Left picture how I feel inside vs makeup on as off out for a meal.

You'd never think behind that smile is someone tensing/holding their breathe as the pain rips through me...That is masking. Something I am a professional at πŸ’”

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