I had my post-op visit today and they took the stitches out. I am still amazed that I could have a huge vein yanked on a Thurs and have the stitches out the next Wed! It looks awful right now but I can see the potential. The ropey, bulgy vein is totally gone. Once the bruising is gone and the little incisions heal, I will be a happy girl.

The Dr said that on a scale from 1-10, 10 being the worst bruising he had ever seen, I was a 7.5. I had a monster vein taken out and I bruise pretty easily. I am very light complected so any color really stands out. He said in about 2-3 weeks I should be all healed up. The body is quite amazing.

I still get amazed at the healing powers the body has. I had a very difficult birth with my first son and thought I was ruined forever. 6 weeks later I was healed up. Had my gall bladder out. They didn't even have to replace it with anything and I am fine. You can even regenerate about a half of your liver!

I am also amazed by the improvements in surgery. When my Grandma had her gall bladder out, she got the nice huge incision. I got mine out years later and have 4 little spots. Grandpa had vericose vein "stripping", years later, I have an outpatient procedure that won't even be detectable in a few weeks. I didn't even need pain pills. Amazing!