Second leg surgery this afternoon. Updated.

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I am declining the "twilight" knockout in favor of just the local. It should be smooth sailing, this leg isn't as bad as the first one.

Wish me luck. Thanks!

Will check in after it's all done, it takes a few hours, leaving now to go home and get ready.

UPDATE: it went really well medically - the veins were less branched and twisted than the first leg, so the cardiologist had an easier time getting the catheter up into it. He went the entire distance from groin to ankle and fried a lot of feet of vein.

Alas, the saphenous veins were deeper in this leg, which meant more tissue to get through when injecting the lidocaine/saline solution, so it hurt like a mofo. I just gritted my teeth and held on to the blanket and squeezed.

This one hurt more as the lidocaine wore off, kind of throbs but I took Aleeve and it eased off. I went to bed with my leg propped up clothes and all when I got home, still there and uncomfortable but I just don't have the energy to move. Gonna work tomorrow anyway, no big deal.

BIG THANKS TO ALL - I can always count on you for support.

We Liberals are the best, I bet I wouldn't find such love and understanding of my problems over in the dark parallel universe known as Teahadistan.