The Battle Against Ugly Veins

Continues

Published on May 13, 2004 By JillUser In Health & Medicine

A while back I shared my experience with vericose vein surgery. Now I am battling the vericose vein on the other leg along with all of the beautiful spider veins I have. These veins are getting the injection treatment.

I went in yesterday and the treatment was a little bit like torture. If you have a problem with blood or needles, I highly recommend you not try this method. They take a bunch of needles filled with a solution that shuts down the vein by irritating the inner lining and inject it into every problem vein.

I guess it wouldn't be bad if you only had a couple of problem spots. I myself am covered front to back on both legs with spider veins and have a prize winning vericose vein that runs from hip level to below the knee. Not fun!

Two nurses came in and explained that they would both be poking me in order for it to go faster. The first couple of shots were nothing at all so I totally relaxed. Well, after about 15 straight minutes of both of them poking me, it got a little "uncomfortable". It ended up being 30 straight minutes.....then the doctor came in.

The doc said I would recieve a record number of injections for one vein, 17. These ones hurt even more because the solution was stronger (i.e. a lot more stinging and burning). He was quick though and the next thing I knew I was wrapped up like mummy leg and sent on my way. I have to remain wrapped until Sat. Boy I hope this works!

Comments

dharmagrl

on May 13, 2004

Ohh, I am sorry! My friend had the same thing done..but she ended up having some of hers surgically removed because the shots didn't work well enough for her.

Ok, now I've come in with my cloud of doom and gloom and rained on your parade...welcome back! I had wondered where you had gone. I missed you!

JillUser

on May 13, 2004

Thanks dharma. It is nice to be missed. It has been a crazy couple of weeks since baseball started. The next couple of weeks will be just as crazy but good.

I don't know what they will do next. I didn't have the surgery done on that one originally because they determined via doppler test that it would do well with the injection. The doc said this will definately shut it down. He just doesn't know for how long.

JillUser

on May 14, 2004

I have my bandages off today and can see the veins disappearing! I am horribly bruised at the moment but know that it will all get absorbed soon and I will have much better looking legs.....can't wait!

dreamtime iliaster

on May 14, 2004

I've always wondered about this type of operation. What happens to the flesh whose blood is suppled by those veins? Do new, non-vericose, veins grow in? Or is that flesh just permanently deprived of blood?

Anyways, good luck with your recovery. I hope it all goes well.

JillUser

on May 14, 2004

Well, the thing about vericose veins is they aren't circulating the blood properly anyway. You get a vericose vein when the valve in the vein is not working properly and blood builds up causing it to bulge. Before they treat the vein, the do an ultrasound test to make sure you won't have any problems with the blood being completely diverted to other vessels. When they treat the vein, it and the trapped blood get absorbed and your blood just gets diverted to other veins. The human body is fascinating! I still find it wild that they can take your gall bladder out and not have to replace it with anything.

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