Hub is now on Coumadin for his blood clot, and that seems to be resolving. Although he has to go in every other day for blood tests to check his INR levels, he is feeling better, and his knee is getting stronger. So my own mental state is much improved from last time I posted. (I know I shouldn't let his moods affect mine so much, but they do.) I'm back at work on a normal schedule, which also helps my sanity.
As for my diet…Well, I haven’t lost any weight in the past month, but I’ve not gained any either. I think I’m so close to my goal that it will take extraordinary measures to get there, and to be honest, right now I’m just not that motivated. (Maybe I’ll get more into it as the summer approaches…who knows?) Anyway, I’ve decided that the number I’ve chosen as my "ideal weight" is really just an arbitrary number. So I’m still following the 4HB program pretty closely, which is comfortable and not hard to do at all. I will admit I’ve slipped up a bit on my personal restriction of no fake sweeteners (it's not a 4HB restriction, just something I was doing on my own). I’ve been eating some sugar free jello (only one a day) and using Splenda in my coffee (also only one a day). I guess if that’s what it takes, there are worse things.
I’m having a procedure done this afternoon, which is totally for vanity purposes. As I've mentioned previously, I sprained my right ankle very badly a number of years ago, and it swelled up literally to the size of a tree trunk. It was so huge, it looked deformed and I wondered at the time if it would ever look normal again. I still have issues with it from time to time when I over exercise or tweak it a bit from walking on uneven ground. But for the most part, the swelling has gone down and it’s a “normal” ankle.
But there are some residual effects from the extreme swelling that took place. I have broken
blood vessels, called spider veins, all over the outside of my leg that have never gone away. I actually have a very dark band of vessels around where the top of my sock hits, and a patch on the ankle bone area too. They are just plain ugly and I’m very self-conscious about them, especially when I wear shorts or a bathing suit. (Sorry for the poor quality of the photo, I just took it with my Blackberry camera.)So…This afternoon, I’m having sclerotherapy to have them removed! I saw this on Dr Oz a while ago and decided to inquire about it. There is a fairly new solution (FDA approved about a year ago) which is used to treat them, called Asclera, which I guess does a really great job. I’ve done some research, and the vast majority of the reviews have been quite positive. I'm also having it done at a plastic surgery clinic, and they've also gotten wonderful reviews. So I'm not having it done by amateurs.
I’m a little nervous (mostly because I hate needles!) but I think I will be glad I did it. I figured I should have it done before (if) the summer weather shows up here, as it takes a few weeks for the effects to be complete.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
I'm so excited for you. One of our client's is called Vein Solutions so I have seen amazing before and after pics. Best of luck and glad the hub is improving.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're feeling better...happier. I don't think it was hubs mood so much but that you were just worried about him. Blood clots are serious so happy to hear he's better.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to here how your procedure goes for your veins. I have a patch on the inside of my left knee and I hate them. Their about the size of a silver dollar, all spidery and purple. Yuk. I was thinking just a few days ago about checking out to see if they could be removed. Let us know how it goes and if it's painful. Also, I'd like to know where you're going.
Take care!