I had some pretty gnarly varicose veins in my right leg treated last Wednesday using the ELVT procedure and another to strip out some masses of veins. Other than quite a few injections :o to numb out the leg, it wasn't to bad at all. Up and walking around right after it was over.The worst part of it all is wearing the compression stocking for a couple of weeks.

I highly recommend it to anyone with bulging and painful leg veins.

How much was the procedure and was it covered by insurance?

Did you save the veins for whacky rigging?

How much was the procedure and was it covered by insurance?

Did you save the veins for whacky rigging?

So far, it has cost me $165 ($55 co-pay for 3 visits)

The first visit was consultation, the second was a very comprehensive ultra sound exam of the entire leg(groin to foot)by a pretty Colombian technician . And the third visit was the actual procedure.

It is covered by insurance.

I thought about using the veins as casings for beef jerky for our next BR get together , but they wouldn't let me have them.They definitely could have been used wacky rigging, or for a meaty snack on the back of a Johnson Spoon.

Im gonna puke.

Im gonna puke.

LMAO!!

My wife has a couple on the back of her leg behind the knee from pregnancy that she would like to get rid of. They hurt every now and again but she said the removal is very painful. I'll have to tell her about your procedure.

By the way, there's nothing tastier than beer battered veins. They're full of nutrients and protein

My wife has a couple on the back of her leg behind the knee from pregnancy that she would like to get rid of. They hurt every now and again but she said the removal is very painful. I'll have to tell her about your procedure.

By the way, there's nothing tastier than beer battered veins. They're full of nutrients and protein

LOL...check your PM for the name of the doctor

The needle sticks to numb out the area can hurt some, but the laser itself is absolutely painless.

Well, I haven't had a problem with very close veins, but I have had a problem with Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.) The restriction to the blood flow into my legs got to the point that I could walk only fifty yards or so without getting severe cramps in my calves.

As a self employed individual, I couldn't afford the cost of health insurance, so I put off treatment until I reached the Golden Age of sixty-five. Why do I call it the Golden Age? Because that's when Medicare kicks in. All of that money that I have been paying in for my entire working life finally comes to fruition.

Long story cut short, I was diagnosed as having P.A.D, and have since been through four surgeries to correct the problem. I now feel like a new man. Total cost to Medicare and my supplemental insurance provider (Blue Cross) - $106,224.00. Total cost to me, $0.00.

Well, I haven't had a problem with very close veins, but I have had a problem with Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.) The restriction to the blood flow into my legs got to the point that I could walk only fifty yards or so without getting severe cramps in my calves.

As a self employed individual, I couldn't afford the cost of health insurance, so I put off treatment until I reached the Golden Age of sixty-five. Why do I call it the Golden Age? Because that's when Medicare kicks in. All of that money that I have been paying in for my entire working life finally comes to fruition.

Long story cut short, I was diagnosed as having P.A.D, and have since been through four surgeries to correct the problem. I now feel like a new man. Total cost to Medicare and my supplemental insurance provider (Blue Cross) - $106,224.00. Total cost to me, $0.00.

Hey Mike, I am glad your surgeries were a success. The advances in medical technology are really amazing. Another side benefit of waiting probably meant more modern technology was available. Just awesome on the cost to you.

Generally speaking, sometimes we accept the aches and pains and don't address them, just get used to them. I know that as I get older(50), I am definitely paying more attention.

I went for my second ELVT/stripping procedure last Wednesday.

It was done on the same leg and some areas were still very sore from the first go-around. Unfortunately, those same areas got the needles again ,as well as some new areas. Hopefully everything will be healing up real fast so I can get back to fishing.

As I was laying on my back on the table in sliced up now crotchless paper shorts, legs spread, I wondered why the table was aimed directly at the door. It seemed every few minutes another nurse would open up the door and ask if there was anything she could do to help. Lord have mercy...lol

I found myself in very much the same situation as you, i.e. exposed to the world. Every few minutes a nurse would open the door, but instead of asking if she could help, she would just point and laugh.

I found myself in very much the same situation as you, i.e. exposed to the world. Every few minutes a nurse would open the door, but instead of asking if she could help, she would just point and laugh.

Don't be modest...after all, you are LONG Mike..lol

Don't be modest...after all, you are LONG Mike..lol

But don't you (it) become "wrinkly" with age?

Yes, "we" become wrinkly with age, and droopy - and that's just the bags under my eyes. The further south you go, the worse it gets.