update

The procedural on my veins went very well . I was over the top stressed out over it all as it turned out I needed had been so. The pain during recovery was minimal. My left leg had been showing signs of phlebitis but has gotten better . We do not know how we would pay for another operation at this time so hoping that it won't get that bad . I have lost 63 lbs since last may . Friends and family are are expressing concern that that I lost to much. I eat three meals a day and lately I snack in the afternoon .I am really trying not to over do the diet thing .I was anorexic when I was a teen and I do not want that back . I do also care not to be on blood pressure and cholesterol medicine so yes am strict with what I eat . To many of my family have died in their fifties from heart decease so I am trying to avoid that. Well meaning family and friends do not live my reality so I am trying to discount their comments.

Vericous Veins

I will be undergoing procedure on March 1 done with laser on my right leg . I had my first bout with phlebitis last month . It has not been a experience I ever want a repeat on . I had to take a antibiotic . The effected vein was swollen red and painful , I have to wrap my bad vein with ace bandages , then elevate and apply heat in the evenings . This all makes me feel like an old woman before my time . The vascular doctor will do this procedure in his clinic and I will be going home after. .

Update

It has been a month or more since I post. I have lost 46 lbs since I began seeking health last may . Knock on wood I haven't had a cold since then. I am struggling with my varicose veins this week and am hoping that is temporary. I was in the emergency room New years Day from 9pm till 10:30pm . I was slightly dehydrated and my blood pressure was higher than it had ever been . Apparently it was not dangerously high but the whole thing scared me , My pulse rate Was elevated also and I have been dismissed now by all physicians involved as having had anxiety on New years day in the er. So I paid attention to how I felt after taking My evening dose for Bi-polar and dang if my blood pressure and pulse rate went up Plus I had tremors in my legs which was also new .I had a lot of tremors at the ER But I had accidentally taken 20 more Mgs than normal because I thought I had forgot to take my meds earlier So the prescribing Physician has given me permission to lower my dose which is what I did last night and all was well. I am determined to live my best life possible