It's been over a year since I last posted... a heluvayear

Wow! I can't believe a year has gone by since my last post. So much has happened over the course of the year. I kicked off 2011 with a tonsil abscess that led to getting a tonsillectomy, as well as ending a miserable 7 year relationship. I had to put my 3 year old Great Pyrenees to sleep after a freak accident, and my Grandmother died unexpectedly later that week. On the bright side a good friend of mine introduced me to an amazing man who has not only become my partner but also my best friend.   
One of the biggest things in regards to my EDS that has happened is having a vein in my calf spontaneously rupture with no trauma o.O
When it first happened my doctors suspected a tendon rupture at worse. My calf was very swollen and my mobility was very limited. There was also a lot of swelling and bruising around my ankle. The MRI revealed an orange sized hematoma in my calf. When it happened it felt like someone hit me in the calf with a rock. My boyfriend had to carry me into the house. I could not put any weight on it. It was messed up for a good month following the event.
This of course led me into a whole new gamut of concerns about the amount of vascular involvement going on with my Type III diagnosis. Below is a picture of my leg approximately a week after it happened.