OUCH! i’m afraid to google “stripping” here on the office computer, no matter the context, but it doesn’t sound delightful. you have my horror and sympathy.
though hopefully it’ll make for a less painful future, which is definitely good.
xo
No pain is a good thing! I hope everything goes well for you!
This getting older stuff stinks, doesn’t it?
Hi Nicole,
I’m so sorry to hear about your pains! You’re not alone. I work for Vein Clinics of America and we hear this all the time.
Your story reminds me of another Nicole that is a patient of ours. She, too, is young and had severe varicose veins. Here’s a link to her story—I find it inspiring. http://www.veinclinics.com/why-choose-vca/success-stories/
I wanted you to know that there are a number of different minimally invasive treatment options available. We feel a treatment combination of sclerotherapy and endovenous laser treatment (ELT) is the safer and more effective option than stripping. The documented failure rate for surgery is 25 percent to 43 percent in one to five years. This procedure has a longer and more painful recovery time than minimally invasive treatment options.
Sadly, we have no locations in Canada but I would suggest researching your area for minimally invasive options. I hope our website can provide you with more information as well. http://www.veinclinics.com
Whatever your decision, I wish you the best of luck and look forward to hearing about your positive outcome. Best of luck!
Sincerely,
Jessie
I don’t care what Oprah says, 50 is not the new 30. My thirties are being defined by weird age-related maladies. Receding gums! High cholesterol!
Will this be covered by Canada’s universal healthcare?
Vein surgery sounds really ouchy. I hope the recovery time isn’t too bad for you.
This was odd, because I got your tweets last night about then, then today my cousin called to tell me she had her veins stripped 2 weeks ago & is really glad she had it done.
She works retail so is on her feet tons & when she went back to work today, she said she was surprised at how her legs didn’t hurt by the time she hit lunch!
I have to have some considerable dental work done this year *pout* & I know it’ll be so nice when it’s done, but the FEAR is crippling. So, if we can get through the lead up days, we’ll be fine.
Thinking about you! & your veins! lol
Surgery.
Oy.
But hey, you’ll be the mom in the daisy dukes next summer at the wading pool.
Good luck with the stripping.
I had a endovenous laser ablation, a less invasive form of vein stripping, on one of my legs. The procedure did improve my veins (which the technician said were really bad for someone my age).
It’ll be fine. Well, it’ll suck for a bit, but hopefully there will be fun and exciting pain meds, and then you will be free to show off your smoking hot yoga body at will.
Oh, man… sorry about the surgery. And the “wow” comment. Those just stink, don’t they?
And why do *I* have a varicose vein? I am not even 40. I have never been pregnant. What is wrong with me???
I’m worried for you as that does sound horrible, but I’m sure it’ll be far less painful than anticipated, especially as it’ll stop all the pain you already have. Good luck!
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