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32 Year Old Mommy - 3 Kids - BULGING VEINS. Bonita Springs, FL

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Day of treatment

Post-op doing great!

BoobsOrBustAugust 27, 2014
$3,000
I had my procedure today on my great sapphenous vein only (my insurance requires me to wait 3 months to treat the other one I need treated). It was such a wonderful procedure - truly just one beesting-like prick and the rest was great! 15 mins in and out!

Now I am to leave my compression stocking on for 24 hours and then during the day for 2 weeks.

The doctor is great. Highly recommend! :)

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Dr. Joseph Magnant

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Dr. Magnant seems very knowledgeable and is a very nice man.

Replies (4)

olfadh
September 21, 2014
Hiii :) well thats a varicose veins expérience :) I have some question please i hope u could answer them :) I m 24 years old, notmmarried and no children yet . And il wondering should i treat my varicose veins now! Or should i wait!? I went to several doctors, and the last one who was good by reputation told me to stop worrying, and he mocked me when i told him that my legs hurt most of the time! And told me that i am subject of varicose veins indeed and that i Will have to go through surgery some day but years from now. I wad wondering. Should i talk about fixing them now or not? Iam really really too afraid! Im scared to death of them and this whole thing. I dont think i can handle it! Im too receptive of pain and i really want to know what i have to do. Especially that some day i intend and want to have kids! Is there a way to avoid the pain! I mean if it hurts now. I dont want to imagine it after pregnancies Thanks so much! Im really looking forward to your réspond! Xoxo
BoobsOrBust
September 21, 2014
Hi there! I too was apprehensive about going to get them checked out. I mean was I just whining or what? What I realized was that a reputable vein specialist will give you an ultrasound and look for medical evidence for treating your veins instead of just looking at them and making a determination. For insurance, they must provide ultrasound evidence of the veins leaking for so many seconds in order for the insurance to cover it, so you must find a vein specialist who will do an ultrasound as your first appointment. I'd call around and ask whoever is listed as vein surgeons in your area and see what their protocol is for treating veins. I didn't know any of this before I made an appointment for my veins, in fact I was thinking "isn't an ultrasound a little drastic, I mean it's just a couple veins around me knee giving me trouble" but the veins around my knee aren't really the trouble. They are a symptom of deeper trouble that ended up being really bad even though I don't feel any pain there. Pretty weird! Let me know what you find out and if you have any more questions. Only you know how much pain you are in and how bothersome it is to you. That's not to say that nothing will rear it's ugly hear during pregnancy or later on but at least you can treat what you have going on now and be comfortable :)
Nomar
October 3, 2014
Nomar
October 3, 2014
Proceed
Nikkaz23
January 14, 2015
hi I'm looking at getting this done. got the ball rolling and had my ultra sounds today. got to admit I'm a little worried about the local that i might feel something and maybe should consider being put under? but of course that will be a longer recovery time and more needles. your post did put me at ease tho
hskowronsky
August 11, 2015
Hi! I am also a mother of 2 boys (ages 1 and 2) and currently 8 months pregnant with my 3rd. I have similar vein issues that have progressed with each pregnancy as well. How are your veins now? I plan to have this procedure done as soon as I can once I deliver this baby. Thanks in advance!
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Day of treatment

T-3 hours!

BoobsOrBustAugust 27, 2014
Today is the day for the EVLT procedure. I am to be at the office at 8:15 - bring a sweater, don't shave my leg that's being treated or apply lotion and bring my compression garment with me.

I am beginning to get nervous about the local anesthesia part but I have considered smartlipo so if I can't do this then there's no way I can do that. I'm sure there's no reason to be anxious I just want to get it over with! :)

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nenitachula
February 28, 2016
I had a mommy make-over and now a year later , I want to treat my veins. Be strong if you could have 3 children, you can do it all.☺️
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5 days pre

Compression stocking

BoobsOrBustAugust 21, 2014
I had to start wearing my thigh-high compression garment yesterday in order to get used to wearing it before the surgery. My post-op instructions are to wear the stocking for 24 hours then about 8 hours a day for 2-3 weeks. It's not so bad to wear (it is footless so at least I don't have to wear special shoes, but it seems to take FOR-EV-ER to put on! I use playtex grippy/cleaning gloves to help and it does help to get a good grip on them and smooth it it out.

My leg does feel better while I'm wearing it but when I took it off last night I noticed that my veins were actually bulging and pooling more than I'd seen since I was pregnant. That's not hot! :)

I'll keep wearing until my surgery, as instructed.

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