yes Ann is right,
the first doc was weird and never explained things well so I did not want him to work on the Saphenous veins. I was nervous about having that vein removed because I heard if you ever need a bypass they use that vein. This time I choose a doc that is a cardio vascular surgeon so not only does he do vein surgery he also treats cardiac patients. He explained to me that my saphenous veins would NEVER be used for bypass because they are in bad of shape and the outcome would be good if they were used, he said no decent cardiac surgeon would use them. Once I understood that I felt better about having them shut down. The do not actually take them out, the laser renders them useless so they close down and eventually the body absorbs them.
Varicose veins occur when the vein walls loose elasticity and they stretch, then the valves that open and close to allow you blood to flow from you lower body back to you heart start to malfunction and keeps the blood from flowing easily back to the heart. This causes pooling of blood in the lower part of your leg which is why so often the areas below your knee and especially around your ankles have the most visible blue veins.
These elastic stocking are the worst part of the whole thing, and I am pretty sure I have three more weeks to wear them
