C Craft
Well-Known Member
So I was supposed to have surgery on my right leg this morning! A VNUS procedure. For those who might not be familiar with this procedure here is explanation of the procedure!
The endovenous radiofrequency ablation (or VNUS Closure) procedure is a minimally-invasive vein treatment used to treat the great saphenous vein (GSV), small saphenous vein (SSV) and other superficial veins. It uses a patented radiofrequency catheter inserted into the vein, which applies RF energy to heat the vein, thus closing the vein off!
The hope was that when the procedure was done that it would help with the circulation problems in that leg. So this morning I had my son to drive me over to Pensacola for the procedure. The nurse for the doctor is getting me prepped for the procedure! She does an ultra sound to check everything out and,...…………
To make a long story short. I do not have a saphenous vein in my right leg. It was stripped out when they did my quadruple bypass back in 2010!!! The tech that did my recent ultra sound and the doctor that scheduled me for the procedure, NEVER went back and looked at my medical records. Which plainly states the saphenous vein was stripped out of that leg for use in the bypass. It is no wonder so many people die from medical screw-ups every year. Had it not been for a good nurse who knew her stuff they may have not realized their was no vein to close off until they were already cutting on me! Go figure!!!!!!!!!!
The endovenous radiofrequency ablation (or VNUS Closure) procedure is a minimally-invasive vein treatment used to treat the great saphenous vein (GSV), small saphenous vein (SSV) and other superficial veins. It uses a patented radiofrequency catheter inserted into the vein, which applies RF energy to heat the vein, thus closing the vein off!
The hope was that when the procedure was done that it would help with the circulation problems in that leg. So this morning I had my son to drive me over to Pensacola for the procedure. The nurse for the doctor is getting me prepped for the procedure! She does an ultra sound to check everything out and,...…………
To make a long story short. I do not have a saphenous vein in my right leg. It was stripped out when they did my quadruple bypass back in 2010!!! The tech that did my recent ultra sound and the doctor that scheduled me for the procedure, NEVER went back and looked at my medical records. Which plainly states the saphenous vein was stripped out of that leg for use in the bypass. It is no wonder so many people die from medical screw-ups every year. Had it not been for a good nurse who knew her stuff they may have not realized their was no vein to close off until they were already cutting on me! Go figure!!!!!!!!!!