Vein Stripping

Question: Can you still get into the military if you've had vein stripping surgery? I have varicose veins(which is a disqualification) if i have surgery to get them removed will i have a better chance of getting in??

Answer: I believe if you have them removed - 60 days after and no complications you will might be ok to get in.

Question: Has anyone had varicose vein stripping done? I'm going to see a specialist in November because of some horrible varicose veins I've been suffering with. I work in retail which doesn't help them too much lol. My family doctor told me they may suggest vein stripping. It sounds scary...but if I need it, I'll do it. I'm just wondering what to expect. I'd appreciate any input. :) Thanks Jill. :)

Answer: My best friend had this done a few years ago with a huge vein in her leg. Basically they made two incisions, one at the bottom of her leg, and one above her knee, and stripped the vein right out. She had to wear a support/compression stocking for eight weeks, 24/7, but now other than two tiny scars, you can't tell she had anything done. She was really sore for a few days, but back to work in a week. You might need to find a sitting down job for a bit.

Question: Which Varicose Vein Treatment is the Best Non-Surgical Alternative to Vein Stripping?

Answer: Either Laser or Radio Frequency ablation. The choice is really physician preference.

Question: vein stripping now swelling and pain in foot? I had 4 veins stripped 30 yrs. ago. now i have sweeling and pain. what more can i expect

Answer: Could be a blood clot. Go to the ER. ^^

Question: Anybody out there ever had vein stripping? If you or someone you know that has, how did you feel afterwards,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and how long did it take to recover. I really need to know.

Answer: It probably feels really bad and painful.

Question: how long is the recovery period for vein stripping?

Answer: It depends on what part of your body was vein stripped, how much was stripped, one side or both sides, the type of method used, predisposing Health problems, the surgeon's expertise, and post-operative complications. It also depends upon what the doctor told you about post operative management, and whether you actually listened to him, or read the instruction handouts prior or post operation. Roughly the time will be around when your doctor says you're healed and better. Otherwise more details may help.

Question: I am still having pain in my legs after vein stripping surgery. how do i deal with the pain?

Answer: Walk, walk, walk and yes walk.

Question: what should i do. i just had surgery on my leg.vein stripping and im in so much pain. Dr put me on (percocets)? makes me soooo sick but i take it in full tummy. what sould i do..im in so much pain

Answer: try laying down on the couch and keep your head as still as possible. if it keeps making you sick they can give you an anti nasuea medicine that works

Question: vein stripping has anyone had this surgery done? If so tell me what to expect, thanks

Answer: I have not, but I hope you are going to be ok. Also, you might get more answers if you move this question into he health catagory.

Question: Has anyone had vericose vein surgery (stripping of the veins) and if so how was it.? I would like some feedback on this, i need some info about pain, and recovery what to expect. thank you.

Answer: For the first week, you'll need to rest a fair bit with your legs up. Usually, you'll be wearing ACE bandages on the operative leg. You can get up and around, but if you try to do too much, your legs will hurt more. You'll likely need at least some narcotics off and on for the first few days, eventually you'll do fine with ibuprofen, etc. Most people are back to work in ten days or so.

Question: How soon after varicose vein surgery (stripping out) can one return to strenuous physical exercise? I'm planning to go on an expedition in Kashmir next year so will need to do alot of running, cardio stuff and weights as well as loads of hill walking. Operation is in a couple of months and hopefully want to be training by the end of the Summer Obviously barcode. But this is a qustion and answer forum. If one went to a specialist on whatever subject - there would be no yahoo answers- would there!! Think before you post matey

Answer: It depends on what type of strenuous exercise you are planning to do. I would wait a week or two and continue with low impact stuff. If you are worried check with your doctor

Question: I'm havingsurgery on my legs. The surgeon will be stripping varicose veins. I'm still young but with poorgenes I'm a little apprehensive about my surgery. I know its minor with the vein-stripping, but i get bad thoughts about a mistake happening during the operation. The last one wasn't succesful, and it happened to be that i was one of the 5% that was unsuccesful as opposed to the %95 successrate. Is there anyway, if possible, that something tragic could happen that would result in leg amputation? Or would the doctor just have to be really incompetent, but my one surgery with him already went awry by not being successful. I just need some assurance. Could you help me?

Answer: There is more than one way to strip veins and without knowing which method was used the first time,I will do the best I can to answer your question the best I can. Having worked in the OR as a Scrub Nurse,I have only helped do vein stripping in one particular method. This requires an incision at the top of the leg and one at the bottom of it and I would think that it should have been sucessful as there is little that could go wrong EXCEPT for a vein breaking during the procedure thus possibly requiring additonal incisions. If you have veins that are poor veins I suppose that it is possible that you are that 5% that will not be sucessful therefore I don't know if your second procedure would be anymore sucessful than the first. Now if your surgeon did the procedure that I am familiar with the first time but is going to use another procedure on the other leg,there is the possiblility that it may be more sucessful. If the second procedure is no more sucessful than the first,either way you are probably alittle better off than you were to begin with because the veins that were causing the problems to begin with have been either lessened. You might want to visit another Dr and give him the information about your first surgery and seek his/her opinion about going through a second surgery.

Question: Info on surgery to have vein removed and others stripped.? My dad is going to have surgery to have a large vein in his leg removed. He will also have others stripped during the surgery. He is 50 has high blood pressure and is diabetic. Can anyone give me insight into the surgery and recovery. Thank you. He lives alone. Should I have him stay with us for a few days or will he be okay with us checking in on him? I'm just afraid he isn't going to want to stay with us, he doesn't like to feel like he is imposing.

Answer: Should be able to be done through small incisions on the leg. Can probably done with spinal anesthesia or maybe even just sedation with numbing medicine. Expect some swelling and pain afterwards. Since he's diabetic it will be very important for him to keep his blood sugar within normal range. When his blood sugar is too high healing will take much longer and he definitely doesn't want to get an infection. Rest and eating a lot of protein will help the healing process. Good Luck

Question: how do i use vein steak cuts of beef strip loin? i cant make a great steak out of the end vein cuts from the strip loin... any other ideas?

Answer: cut in thin strips-saute in pan with mushrooms lightly do not overcook as a strip will become tough suggest garlic salt pepper whore sauce

Question: What is the best after care following the stripping of varicose veins?

Answer: you have to keep the leg elevated and rested..its painful as there is a lot of bruising but once that clears its a lot better. i dont think people realise how VERY painful varicous veins can be.

Question: Info on surgery to have vein stripped.? My dad is going to have surgery to have a large vein in his leg removed. He will also have others stripped during the surgery. He is 50 has high blood pressure and is diabetic. Can anyone give me insight into the surgery and recovery. Thank you. Additional Details 11 minutes ago He lives alone. Should I have him stay with us for a few days or will he be okay with us checking in on him? I'm just afraid he isn't going to want to stay with us, he doesn't like to feel like he is imposing.

Answer: It's usually a day surgery. He'll need to rest for a few days, but it's important that he get up and move around at intervals. It's also important that he wear some form of compression afterwards. After the first night, he should be okay with you checking in on him.

Question: Chicken Breast, how to trim the vein in the middle? I have boneless, trimmed, skinless chicken Breast. What do I do with the weird white vein looking thing that runs down the middle of the Breast? When I try to remove it, I just destroy the whole Breast. I usally end up left with strips. Am I suppose to just leave it in there? Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer: I think you are supposed to use a sharp knife and remove it. I don't buy chicken parts for that reason. They are sloppily ,butchered. If I want to have a nice chicken breast I buy the largest whole chicken and cut it my self.Its is extra work but to me it is worth it.

Question: Does spinal injection of anesthetic hurt? I am going in for surgery on bad varicose veins next week. Scary enough, but I am an expat living in Asia, and in-depth discussions with various doctors just aren't possible. My consultant/surgeon is as re-assuring as he can be under the circumstances, but I am still worried. I will be having a spinal anesthetic followed by sedation (I assume he saw the look of horror on my face at the idea), then 'vein stripping' procedure. I am far from squeamish, but am worrying myself into distraction not about the op itself but the pre and post op. My main points of fear are; 1) spinal injection - will I feel some enormous needle going into my spine? 2) - side-effects of said enormous needle 3) vein stripping procedure itself, has anyone reading this had this done? 4) post-op - how long should I expect to be resting up, how long until I can walk without pain, etc. Anything concrete you can share please do, my imagination (and the net) is just not helping at all. Many thanks.

Answer: Just MAKE SURE they numb the area where the injection will be placed, before proceeding with the injection. I would insist on this! Best of luck!

Question: What questions should I ask the surgeon? I am having the varicose veins stripped in my left leg on Monday. Today I have an appointment with the surgeon to go over the procedure and any questions I have. I am trying to put together a list of questions and I know I am forgetting some pretty important ones (I have two sick kids and am a little fried today). If you don't mind helping me out- What questions should I be asking today?

Answer: Sorry about the sick kiddos! Describe to me what exactly happens during the procedure? How long will it take? What are the possible complications? How often do your patients experience these complications? What can I expect my pain level to be? What medications will I be prescribed for the pain? When can I go home? What limitations will I have and for how long? i.e. when can I drive or lift weights, exercise.... What can I expect my legs to look like after the surgery? i.e Will they be puffy, will there be bruising, bandages, stitches.... When will the bandages come off? When will the bruising and pain go away? What could happen when I get home that I will need to call you about? i.e. infection, redness, soreness... Is there anything else I should know? Good luck! I hope you love the results!

Question: HELP! Is there a way to educate a 12 yr old as to how a laser works to remove vericose veins without stripping? My grand daughter is visiting and she notice a blue vein pronounced on my knee. I told her it comes and goes but that every one else in the family who worked on their feet had vericose veins and some had them surgically removed. Of course she watches all the vampire and equally as frightening movies but this was just awful. How can I explain that I never had them but my aunt had them removed the old fashioned way and now they use a laser. Boy big mistake. Now she's all up in my face to explain. Help.

Answer: How does endovenous laser therapy work? Previously, treatment of painful, swollen varicose veins required a surgical procedure called vein stripping, where the vein was completely removed from the leg. More recently, endovenous laser therapy has been developed to treat chronic venous insufficiency by delivering laser through a small puncture in the leg to close the diseased vein. With endovenous laser therapy, no surgery is required, and the entire procedure can be performed in less than one hour in your physician's office. During the procedure, you are awake and your leg is anesthetized. A thin laser fiber is inserted into the greater saphenous vein in your thigh. Your physician then will deliver laser energy through the fiber and into the vein, causing the vein to close. Does laser treatment replace vein stripping? Surgically removing veins, known as “stripping” is sometimes required, but the method employ at The Laser and Varicose Vein Center is very different than the public’s perception of vein stripping. Our ambulatory phlebectomy procedure is done under local anesthesia right here at our facility. It is significantly less traumatic to the leg than traditional stripping and patients can walk out of our center, often returning to work in 2 days What about just injecting the veins? Injection sclerotherapy alone leads to a higher probability that the varicose veins will return. At the Laser and Varicose Vein Center we reserve the use of this technique for only very small veins Is endovenous laser therapy painful? Although individual responses vary, most people report little to no pain associated with endovenous laser therapy. Often the only sensation is felt during the delivery of anesthetic to the leg. After the procedure you may feel some tenderness, tingling, itching or tightness in the treated leg, which should disappear within a month. Who should not be treated? Patients should wait at least three months after pregnancy or major surgery before being treated for vein disease. Persons with deep vein thrombosis or incompetence, and patients who cannot ambulate for other reasons are not good candidates for treatment. Will insurance cover the treatment? Many insurance companies cover the treatment of vein disease that is associated with substantial pain and other complications, but individual insurance companies may limit the types of therapy. I had this done and I tell you it's very painful. Even with the ice packs applied on it.prior to tx. She didn't give me any local anesthetic.I had the sclerotherapy technique done before with the same discomfort. I don't know why the Dr refused to give me any local anesthetic It might have aomething to do with visibility. In some cases, however, the diseased vein may be deeper in the body and not visible through the skin It's costly( $2400) and insurance didn't cover it. Even though mine were very painful esp at night. She wanted me to come in for more sessions ; but I refused. The site below might shed more light on this: http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/varicos…