Off Topic: Spider/ Varicose Veins

Christy W.
on 5/7/12 5:09 am - Anaheim, CA
I've been looking into fixing my legs...The spider and varicose veins are really bugging me now that i'm starting to wear shorts more and especially since summer is coming, i'm really looking into getting them removed. I have Kaiser and they charge $250 for consultation that will go toward the procedure totaling $500. If you don't like the consulation you don't get your $250 back, so I really want to make sure I want to do this.

Has anyone had their spider/varicose veins removed? Did you go through Kaiser? And how was it?

Thank You!
:)
CHRISTY <3

Heaviest Weight:417 / Surgery Weight:363 / Current Weight:248
        
iisme
on 5/7/12 5:17 am
I'll be watching this post closely. THe more I lost the worse my veins looked. It's quite embarrassing.


10 pounds loss pre-op
Christy W.
on 5/7/12 5:18 am - Anaheim, CA
Yeah I really didn't think they were that bad until I lost more weight...Hopefully we can get some good info:)
CHRISTY <3

Heaviest Weight:417 / Surgery Weight:363 / Current Weight:248
        
BWB
on 5/7/12 6:03 am, edited 5/7/12 6:05 am
 I don't know what Kaiser is but I go to a vascular surgeon and I suppose he charges but my medicare takes care of it and it would be the same as Kaiser.  I would consult with a vascular specialist if it were up to me.  

Any doctor has to charge for an office visit. .. that's just business protocol.
               
losing-jennifer
on 5/7/12 7:20 am
My varicose veins stick out badly now that I've lost the weight. They have always been there but now protrude. I'll be watching this post as well because I need something done.
Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/7/12 8:07 am - OH
If they stick out badly, the only thing you can have done is have the vein removed IF it is not so enlarged in order to carry blood flow that other veins cannot.  In that case, they cannot remove them.  They will likely need to do ultrasounds first to determine what your circulation is like.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

losing-jennifer
on 5/7/12 8:47 pm
Thanks Lora,
Yes, the one that goes across my knee is fairly large and curly so I really need to see a vascular surgeon about that.  It gets very itchy along with my other ones (which are much smaller).  Good info.
Jen
HW 254  SW 242  CW 148
**Down 106 pounds from highest weight!**

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/7/12 8:03 am, edited 5/6/12 8:05 pm - OH
Treating spider veins is one thing and treating varicose veins is quite another, if you are talking about true varicose veins where the vein is raised and tortuous (bumpy and kind of twisted looking). Spider veins are much easier to treat. I know two people who had the spider veins treated. It was 2 sessions for one person and three sessions for the other (several weeks, maybe a month apart) and both had the fluid injections. They had to wear support stockings for several weeks. One of them had significant bruising and pain and the other one did not. One got rid of most of the ones treated and the other gone either got rid of them entirely or they were much smaller and lighter.

I look into having some varicose veins treated because they are large and often painful. The vascular surgeon I consulted indicated that they could take care of some of the smaller ones, but the ones that bother me most are veins that are enlarged to provide collateral blood flow around areas where other veins are damaged from past DVTs and he did not want to touch them. He was concerned about the impact on my circulation.

I would encourage you to make sure the treatment is done by a vascular surgeon if you are planning to have more than just spider veins treated. There can be some pretty significant complications if the doctor is not properly trained both to evaluate the veins and do the treatment (and knw when NOT to do any treatment).

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

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