Yep, I'm back to old lady medical woes. I'll be brief. I've had my angiogram. The results were not too good. Per my vascular doctor, you have 3 main arteries between your torso and your knee. 2 and 1/2 of my left leg arteries are occluded, or blocked, which means blood flow to my lower leg is being cut off. I'm going to need bypass surgery in my left leg. The right leg also has an occlusion but it's not as bad.
The root cause? Smoking. I'm a long term smoker. I haven't had any respiratory problems. I wasn't aware that it could cause vascular issues. I've been told that even people who don't smoke have developed vascular disease. In their cases it's likely genetic.
So surgery is coming up. I'm seriously considering quitting smoking. It's not only a health issue, it's damned expensive for someone on a limited budget. Rent is being raised again. They've raised it every year since I moved in. I wish that there was some way to have my rent frozen. Nothing much has been done to improve my apartment other than replacing parts that were too old and worn out, ie: my stove and air conditioner. The greed never ends in today's cost of living. Everything just keeps going up and never coming down.
Kel
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