Had my surgery

6 years ago

I had my varicose veins removed from my left leg yesterday. Two small incisions plus about 40 "pokes". I have a tensor from my foot to my thigh which I have to wear until Friday, then support hose for a few weeks. I felt fine until I had to get up to use the washroom then BAM! Pain. But today it's much better, I'm able to walk around the house and go up and down my stairs no problem. I did sleep a lot. From the time they put me under until 9:15 this morning, I think I was only awake a total of 2 hours altogether. I just could not stay awake.

The crappy side: I developed a cold. It began with a sore throat a few days ago and now it's so dry and hurts to cough as it's a very dry cough. I have the humidifier working on high to try to moisten the dry air in the house. Calgary is famous for it's incredibly dry air and it seems to be worse this year. My hair is so full of static that even putting oils in my hair doesn't help. lol Oh well...

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greenshoekitty

6 years ago

Glad you are doing well, but sorry for having to deal with a cold.

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katlan
6 years ago
Continued healing. i hope your recovery is fast and complete. Take care. ugh sorry you have to have a dog gone cold too. boo
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Smittee can certainly sympathize with you . Went in for a cat scan and my left lung collapsed so spent 5 days in the hospital.. The biopsy was positive but they tell me the cancer is inoperable . so now the tough decisions lol Do nothing and enjoy what time I have left or let them work on me and maybe extend my life a year or two??. One oncologist wants to try a new treatment but is not FDA approved so not covered by insurance . Not sure I can afford to be THAT sick lol. May be able to get some help with costs in trade as a "Guinea pig" But would have to drop my regular doctors .maybe even go to another state. That doesn't sound too cheap either lol. Good luck with your problem!!! Always planned on dying but it's sure a LOT different when it's staring you in the eye HUH?? gary
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Smittee, I am so glad that God came to help you in your time of need. Miracles do happen and praying to God can sometimes work wonders, I have seen it myself, on my own behalf. You have gone thru an amazingly difficult time, in short order. I'm glad your plants did ok, that pales in comparison to you making it thru what you did. I am also going through a serious medical issue with the outcome unknown. I lost a lot of plants through the winter, but it doesn't bother me much because I know it's small potatoes. I have replaced most of them, it makes me feel better to walk around the yard and have desirable fruit trees instead of dead plants. It's my therapy, and it helps. I wish you well, and will pray for you too. Gary
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Ellen; I agree; having a sounding board is helpful. I love reading everyone's input on the original post & thoughts that follow. Too bad that the one thing we do not have when reading; is the person's voice /emotion; we can only read with the emotion we bring to the post that day. I've read feedback on my own post elsewhere one way; only to go back another day in a different mood & realize that it may not have been written as it was originally read. The best advice I can give you is that none of us are living your life; you alone know what each relationship means to you. We have various people in our life; one person not calling to check up on one of us when sick or injured can hurt more then another friend not doing so. I can see a lot of "sides" with the lunch. On one hand; she should have treated you because you were "down"; I can add to that if you normally work; you're missing income from missing work. Others have said that when we visit someone that's recovering; we don't expect to be fed or we bring food to make it easier on the person. On another; I don't know her financial situation or how much traveling cost. I also think that each paying your own works. Come back in a few days to reread the post; use whatever you can to try to mend the relationship if that's what you decide to do. The way the conversation was brought up could have been better; but at least she said something. A lot of people do not & just move on.
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Hey Cat- I think courage is defined as doing the right thing even when you are scared....and while I've said folks here can deliver a good buttkicking, they can also be very supportive when you take action to improve your life. Based on DH's latest antics (asking you for money but then loading up his credit card) it's pretty clear that he's JPN (Just Plain Nuts). If being everybody elses piggy bank makes him feel good, well, that's his personality problem, not yours, and you should not feel guilty about it or try to protect him from himself (god knows you've tried often enough). If you had co-mingled finances you would have to find a way to make him stop it, but it sounds like your finances are separate, so his financial insanity does not ruin your credit or bank account (good for you!). And yes, he's probably noticing (albeit unconciously) that you are starting to pull away so he's getting clingy, but don't fool yourself that "things are getting better"....if you went back to the old situation he'd just relax and start ignoring you again. And yeah, being with folks who actually care about you is a whole different world. I was pretty sick a while ago, I told one of my friends, who in turn called another of my friends and they both checked up on me until I was better...it actually brought tears to my eyes, all my ex would have done is carp and moan about having to walk the dog because I was flat in bed....what a witch... You go, girl.....and I mean go, out of there and into a new life.
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nickel_kg
6 years ago
Great that the operation is over and done, and you're able to walk pretty well. Will your medical folks call to follow up? You might want to mention the cough. Regardless, take care :-)
ldstarr
6 years ago
Hope your recovery is speedy.
ont_gal
6 years ago
Take it easy Deb...even if you feel great,let everything heal-get well soon
OklaMoni
6 years ago
Yikes, that means, no hot steamy shower.... but keep that humidifier running for sure. I hope you feel better already... from when you posted.

Moni
glenda_al
6 years ago
Take it easy and healing thoughts.
Annie Deighnaugh
6 years ago
Get well soon!
Fun2BHere
6 years ago
Hope you are feeling well soon.
happy2b…gw
6 years ago
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Yayagal
6 years ago
It must be a great relief to have it behind you, sorry about your cold. I use Alka Seltzer cold tablets when I have that dry cough and use an extra pillow for sleeping. They both help so much.
janey_alabama
6 years ago
Feel better soon!
fran1523
6 years ago
Surgery is so scary. Glad it went well. Have a speedy recovery.
vicsgirl
6 years ago
Glad the surgery is over. And good luck getting rid of your cold. My 2 year old grand-daughter has a cough. Hope I don't catch it.
pudgeder
6 years ago
Hope the rest of your recovery is smooth!
irma
6 years ago
Sounds like you are doing well. Hope you get rid of that cold fast. Are you having your right leg done at a later date, or just the left? Sorry if I missed that part.
DawnInCal
6 years ago
Glad the surgery went well and hope you feel better soon!
mare_wbpa
6 years ago
Hope you're back to "A OK" very soon.
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6 years ago
This cough is a doozy! Because it's so dry it hurts like a bugger to cough. My rib cage is killing me! I have a humidifier going 24/7 but I can also take hot showers. My doctor recommends the shower as the steri strips will fall off one by one (I have about 40 of them). My poor leg is so purple, especially behind my knee. I think I'll have my right leg done before it gets as bad of my left of was. I didn't know this was covered by Alberta Health care so I kept putting it off. If I do the right leg before it gets too bad, it'll only be 2 incisions and 0 pokes.
Jasdip
6 years ago
I don't know anyone who's had their varicose veins removed. I always thought it was as painful as heck. Did you find it not as bad as you'd expected?

I dread getting a cough or cold; they always turn into bronchitis. Even as a kid, I didn't get a common cold, always the horrible bronchitis, which is only treated with antibiotics. Best of luck with your ongoing recovery.
Kathsgrdn
6 years ago
Hope you feel better soon and heal fast from your surgery. Having both at the same time is not fun.
yeonassky
6 years ago
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/oct/06/why-cant-we-cure-the-common-cold

Congratulations on getting your varicose veins removed. I know they are very painful for some people.

Not sure how reliable the guardian is but I thought this was an interesting read. If you can read when you've got a cold. my eyes water so much when I've got a cold that I can't even see. Hope you recover quickly. my dear daughter swears by the Neti Pot.
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6 years ago
I'm glad that the surgery went well and hope that the cold or cough clears up soon.

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