They’re quite common in women and they can ruin the appearance of your legs quicker than almost any other deformity. What are they? Garden variety varicose veins! If you want to look good in your shorts and swimsuits, it’s best to take steps to avoid developing those bulging veins. Here are some steps you can ...
If you had seen me in shorts three years ago, no doubt you would have wondered, “Good heavens! What’s wrong with her legs!” My varicose and spider veins were so pronounced that it looked like my lower legs were terribly bruised. Even though I was only 45, my legs looked like they belonged to a ...
A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot lodges in one of the arteries located in your lungs. The source of the majority of such blood clots involved in a pulmonary embolism is the legs, but they can also make their way from the arms, pelvis, and heart. In a pulmonary embolism, the clot will ...
Baker’s cysts are actually pretty common. While many of these unpleasant cysts resolve on their own, some patients experience so many symptoms that they need one of several treatments to lead a normal life. Others never find resolution. What is a Baker’s Cyst? A Baker’s cyst is a swelling that occurs when synovial fluid from ...
My sister-in-law suffers from some serious varicose veins. They are really painful for me to look at and I imagine they are just as painful to her to have creeping up her leg and across her thighs or where ever they happen to be sprouting up. But lately those nasty varicose veins — which are ...
Many people worry about high blood pressure. They take medication, change their diet, exercise, all because their blood pressure is too high. But how many people think about having low blood pressure? A normal blood pressure, as everyone learns in school health class now, is 120/80 and varies close to those numbers. For someone to ...
