
Peanuts Cartoon – From http://www.thecuriousbrain.com
I know. I already told you about my swollen foot.
It is a case that should be included in the television show, Mystery Diagnosis.
But since a mildly swollen foot is admittedly a bit boring, don’t worry, it is not really the subject of this blog post.
It goes deeper than that. “It goes down deep…layer after layer after layer!”
One of the tests they did was to check circulation via a sonogram. Although I lay upon the table worrying, the technician went about her business and kept smiling. And I thought, “How cruel to keep one in suspense and grin about it.”
But I liked her cheerful attitude and painful as it was to erase the worry lines from my forehead, I dutifully grinned back.
Technicians are usually secretive and unwilling to share information, but Leigh was different.
With a great big smile she said,
“You have BEAUTIFUL veins!”
Huh? Really?
“In the business, that’s what we call them, and you have beautiful juicy veins.”
My friends, are you listening? I HAVE BEAUTIFUL JUICY VEINS!
She went on to say there are many people who have skinny, narrow little veins with inhibited blood flow.
I was no longer really listening but was smiling smugly.
And all the way home I smiled smugly and laughed out loud too.
Now, in the looking glass I see the usual old-er, less than star quality image. But I just have to remember this.
I have BEAUTIFUL veins!
And Mom was right again.
Beauty is only skin deep.
I just wish I had a copy of that sonogram!
From Yahoo.com – a definition by Duude:
A beautiful post!! I hope your doctor can get to the vein of your foot issue…
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This reminded me that I meant to ask about your swollen feet when I saw you last but I forgot. I’m glad to hear of your beautiful vein diagnosis!
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You’re beautiful through and through!
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Ha. What we find pleasure in as our plaudits thin out a bit with age!
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Hi sweet Ellie and thanks for thinking of my unhappy foot. It seems to be healing very slowly.. if not well in 2 or 3 more weeks, then it’s in for an MRI. I wonder if that will show my inner beauty too. 🙂
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Now that is a special comment I will print and carry with me (along with the sonogram if I can get it). Thank you Eliza! 🙂
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Ha! I hate to admit my plaudits are thinning but ’tis all too true. 🙂
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And how tactless of me to call it to your attention. Take notice of the fact I said “we,” though.
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Beautiful juicy veins – I love it!! And I totally understand how that would make you glow with happiness because I had a similar occurance when I went for my physical last year. I was seen by the nurse practitioner, and she was extremely thorough, checking my body from top to bottom. When she got to my legs, she kept commenting on what beautiful legs I have. I, too, could not stop grinning, and after that every time I looked in the mirror at my fat tummy or butt, I quickly reminded myself of my “beautiful legs”. Here’s to beautiful juicy veins and beautiful legs!!!!
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Great subject Dora, Love the beautiful veins idea. Now I am
sure that nurse meant you were beautiful all over. What I want to know now is, are wrinkles beautiful as well. ?
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Well, of course you have beautiful veins, Dor! You are beautiful inside and out. Makes perfect sense to me. Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours.
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How I envy your beautiful veins. Mine are the narrow skinny ones that are so hard to puncture. I dread blood tests! It’s a torture session.
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Strange thing. I may have “beautiful veins” (in the legs) but they tend to “roll” when getting a blood test. So I have the same problem you do with torture sessions. They can’t even get to it in the dr’s office so I have to go to a hospital lab where the chances for success are better. Sigh. 🙂
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I am grinning again. Thanks Cindy!
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Rita – About wrinkles – Dim light helps! And candlelight softens things. Self deception helps too. 🙂
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OMG! Me too! Well, then I’m not as envious! As long as they keep pumping we’ll be good!
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With your legs and my veins we ought to be able to wow the world! 🙂 What a pair!
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Look out world, here we come!!! LOL
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You are making me smile with your posts tonight! 🙂 Beautiful juicy veins — oh wow — congratulations!! I love your rollercoaster of emotions as well. Perfect! (And I think you are beautiful on the outside too.)
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That’s what I am aiming for – big grins and guffaws! Thank you Melissa. It is so good to have your delightful comments again. 🙂
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Our dog groomer tells Kelly “you have beautiful lips”……so it’s kind of the same thing – someone will see something in you that others may not – just like I never thought about ‘beautiful lips’ on a dog…..The fact you have ‘beautiful veins’ I believe is a very nice compliment as I just looked at my veins and they aren’t beautiful at all. Love, Wit
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