You're So Vein

Warning Label:

this posting includes photography

and graphic descriptions

of a personal and grotesque nature.

The time has come for me

to actually do something for myself.

And believe me when I say,

it's feels weird, strange and

awkward.

But here it goes.

After a few words of wisdom

from my parents,

I was convinced that the veins

on my legs were a physical liability.

(aka: blood clots)

With an ultrasound that revealed at least 3 veins

that were utterly failing at their job.

One being 5.5 times larger then

it's supposed to be.

The DR said it was about the size

of a pinkie finger!!

Thankfully there are new procedures

and I found a great office close to

my home that offered in house

surgery with local anesthesia

which kept costs seriously low.

And so now, I will have 3 separate surgeries

and am the proud wearer of some super

rad socks for 8 weeks.

The procedure was fairly easy.

I didn't even take the offered

relaxing drugs beforehand.

But the worst part would had to be

when they had to remove parts

of the vein that was so enlarged

that they couldn't leave it in my leg.

So with 15 tiny cuts on my leg

they pulled the parts of the vein out

and clipped them off!!

It was the strangest feeling of

"tugging".

And after 3 days,

this is what my leg looks like.

Still swollen and bruised.

But it's worth it.

Those varicose veins were 

VERY UGLY!!

(and painful)