WALKING MAN

That's me. Three to five miles daily. I've been a little short on the 5, but I have hit the 4 mile barrier a few times, including yesterday.

So if you don't mind reading about someone's aches and pains, then read on. Feb 16 marked the first of 5 leg surgeries for me. All out-patient. They're called EVLT.

Now, I'm not going to get too medical or too specific. Thrombosis or enlarged veins in both legs were the cause of the needed surgeries. They weren't varicose veins; they weren't purple. They were just big. One especially in my right thigh. So they needed fixed.

What Dr. Pang (is that the coolest name for a Doctor ever) sealed them off with wires and lasers. Somehow he numbed my leg, then shoved some kind of wires in there. Then he lasered me, asking me to tell if it got too hot. It did. He shot me with more numbing med and went on.

Then I had to wear support hose. After a few days I could sleep without them. Pain pills helped. Diuretics and potassium pills help relieve the swelling--my main problem.

While I was required to walk those miles, actually that's when I felt the best. Sitting is still painful. Elevating the leg helps some. So does ice. But it's hard to sit when you can't bend at the knee or ankle.

So I'm recovering. Nicely but too slowly for me. I have lots of people praying for me. I love prayers and could use more. So feel free.

My targets are church on Sunday, then BSF on Monday night and golf on Tuesday and Wednesday. With or without my support hose, which I can never keep up.