# All wrapped up! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 13, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500 "2003-06-13T03:44:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/1 "2003-06-13T03:44:33Z")
In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=189016&perpage=50&pagenumber=1), Ed Zotti repeated what I told him, namely, that my doctor told me that she was going to put me in the hospital. It turns out that I didn’t need to be hospitalized. I AM getting outpatient therapy a couple of times a week for a month. I was evaluated yesterday and got my first therapy session today. My lower legs are extremely swollen with lymph, and I have poor circulation, among other things. I got my legs massaged and wrapped very tightly today. The therapist has promised me that I’m going to feel much better when the lymph starts draining out of my legs. I should also be MUCH less prone to cellulitis flareups, too. I feel better after just this one treatment. PLUS, I am not stuck in a hospital, and there were absolutely NO needles involved in the treatment. The downside is that I have what amounts to semirigid casts on my legs, and I’m going to have to wrap the wrappings in plastic bags to shower. I had to wait for almost a week, thinking that I was going to go into the hospital and fretting about it. I was lying with my feet propped up and eating my husband’s cooking. Worst of all, I seem to have worried quite a few people. I’m a bit embarrassed NOT to have gone in the hospital, but my doctor told me that she was going to hospitalize me. At any rate, I’m not in the hospital, I’m not going in, I AM getting treatment, and I’m already starting to feel better. I’m still not supposed to sit for long periods of time. My thanks to everyone who expressed concern. Your well-wishes helped me a great deal. Lynn (with mummified legs) ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/2 "2003-06-13T03:46:35Z")
That’s wonderful news. Get even better quick. ---
**Author:** ![BadBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BadBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBaby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/3 "2003-06-13T03:48:14Z")
Phew! and Yay! May your legs get back to their usual slender splendor right quick. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/4 "2003-06-13T03:51:10Z")
Whooo hooo!!! Get well quickly, **Lynn**. That’s an order. Owwwww…stop hitting me!! ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/5 "2003-06-13T03:55:34Z")
I’m so happy it wasn’t as bad as I feared 🙂 Welcome back, and I hope the treatments keep making you feel better. Quick question : You’re not supposed to sit for long, but you have mummified legs ?!? What does Doc think you should do, swing from the rafters all day ?:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/6 "2003-06-13T03:56:49Z")
Does that mean the \*Sacrificing of the Trolls High Mass and Brew Ha Ha \* to appease the Evil OverLord of Cellulitis is now cancelled? Nuts. (Glad to hear the news. Will your therapy include large inflatable sock thingies that pressurize your legs? My uncle has bad circulation and has to do this every night or he swells up like a balloon.) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/7 "2003-06-13T04:01:42Z")
Yippee! Glad to hear you’re ‘on the mend’ **Lynn**. I’m _very_ glad to hear you didn’t need to be hospitalized. I hear the food is nasty! 🙂 And I think **Goo** has an idea there. Swinging from the rafters should have your legs (among other body parts 😉 ) in fine shape in no time! ---
**Author:** ![skyzoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@skyzoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyzoo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/8 "2003-06-13T04:01:43Z")
Take Care! \*Take \* **Super** _care!_ Be good to yourself! Get better and feel better soonest! ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/9 "2003-06-13T04:03:22Z")
w00t! Good news, **Lynn**. Nice to see a Doper catch a decent break, for a change. As far as the inflatable boots, they do indeed suck, if you end up having to use them, but they _still_ beat the alternative. Can we infer from alla this that we’re still not gonna see a lot you over the next while? [sub]Or are ya gonna do your Dopin’ whilst standin’ at the kitchen counter, or somesuch?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/10 "2003-06-13T04:04:31Z")
Well, that’s a relief. I kept eyeing that other thread and was worried when it kept getting longer and longer with no real updates. So, I am sorry about all your troubles (those casts must be a bitch!), but I am glad to hear you did not have to be hospitalized. Take care and welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/11 "2003-06-13T04:11:08Z")
Glad to hear that you didn’t need to be admitted to the hospital after all. Must’ve been a huge relief to you! Concentrate on getting better and don’t worry about us Dopers. We’ll understand if we don’t see you much for a while. But we sure will miss you! ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/12 "2003-06-13T04:18:39Z")
Whew! Glad to hear it, **Lynn**! ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/13 "2003-06-13T04:22:23Z")
Wow, that’s really great. But just one thing…the mummified legs. Here’s a website with pictures of various “freak of nature” cats, and one of them had a mummified foot. It’s about 3/4 of the way down the page. It’s what I thought of as soon as I read your post. [http://www.messybeast.com/freak-cats.htm](http://www.messybeast.com/freak-cats.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/14 "2003-06-13T04:23:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Goo \* > \*\*Quick question : You’re not supposed to sit for long, but you have mummified legs ?!? What does Doc think you should do, swing from the rafters all day ?:eek: \*\* I should be either lying down (preferably with my feet propped up) or walking, according to the therapist. Sitting down for long periods of time just makes the fluid pool in my legs. So actually hanging from the rafters all day MIGHT help my legs! The mummy wrappings go from just above my toes to just below my knees. I call them “mummifications” because the therapist kneaded my legs, put ointment on them, encased them in cotton knit stockings, put some cushioning over the stockings, and then wrapped my legs in something that looks like an Ace bandage, but doesn’t stretch as much. Then she stickytaped the whole mess. So…it’s not beautiful, but it feels pretty good. And now I’m going to bed. My OWN bed. And nobody’s going to wake me at 4 AM to take a blood sample! ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/15 "2003-06-13T04:40:28Z")
This sounds upbeat **Lynn**. Here’s my wishes for your speedy recovery. I love it when they wake you up to take a sleeping pill, then come back 45 minutes later for some sort of sample. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/16 "2003-06-13T04:48:24Z")
I wish you well, glad things are going ok for you. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/17 "2003-06-13T04:55:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\*I’m already starting to feel better. \*\* “I feel happy, I feel happy!” /oblig. Monty P. ref. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/18 "2003-06-13T04:58:35Z")
Congrats, Lynn… So, going to be sitting with your legs up more often? My chair’s next to my bed, and I tend to type sideways with my feet on it, myself. How about a big pile of beanbags, or something? Need more height than a footstool. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/19 "2003-06-13T04:58:54Z")
Love you, darling. Be well. I never EVER want to lose you. And I am sending prayers and positive healing affirmations and more prayers and more love and…whatever it takes. Get well, my friend. My love, Cheri ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500/20 "2003-06-13T05:04:32Z")
Welcome back, Lynn. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-wrapped-up/181500.md?page=2)