European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Treating varicose veins byway Teyoung United press International lasers and new drug therapies have made in treatment of varicose vein easier and doctors say More and More people Are opting Lor the procedures. Although the condition characterized by ropes of Blue and purple coloured veins usually found along the backs of the legs is not dangerous Many people wan varicose veins removed because they Are unsightly and painful. We have a number of procedures no that treat the problem without necessarily removing the vein said or. Wesley s Moore president elect of the society of vascular surgeons and a professor of Medicine at the University of California at los Angeles. Our tendency is to avoid surgical removal he said. Varicose veins can be used in artery and heart operations. It s a Good spare part. We Don t want to throw them away lightly instead most doctors recommend drugs and laser therapies which constrict the vein and Drain it of blood. These procedures fade the characteristic Blue and purple lines Hal Many people Lind cosmetically unacceptable and prevent the aching feeling associated with the condition doctors said. The varicose veins will not reappear in 80 percent of the cases treated with drugs or lasers doctors said. Varicose veins crop up in an estimated one Lourah of the population More often in women than men probably because the condition la associated with pregnancy doctors say. The susceptibility to varicose veins is hereditary but doctors said the condition can be helped along not Only by pregnancy but by standing Tor Long periods Day after Day. Veins Are a conduit of blood Back to the hear alter it has been pumped through the arteries. The trip from the heart is much Aster than the trip Back according to doctors As the blood is pushed slowly by flexing Muscles and contractions through the venous system to the heart where it is resupplied with oxygen end sent on its Way again. Most Long veins have a series of valves which close Oft after the Wood has passed by to prevent the liquid from sliding Back Down the vein again in people with haricot vein these valves deteriorate or malfunction. The Erm Bombeck i in a world As fast paced As ours it is Tricky to come up with the fastest Man or woman in Friend of mine has a contender. He says the fas Lesl person he has Ever seen is tha kid in the carwash who. In the 43 seconds it takes for your car to come of the conveyor Bell and Lor you to get in it. Accomplishes the following directs your three mirrors skyward. Changes the position of the car Seal. Locks your window vents in an open position. Snarls your winds yield wipers. Turns on your directional signals. Blood no longer held up by the valves accumulates and distend the vein. The excessive amount of blood is still moving toward the heart but very slowly. The pooled blood is usually Blue or purple depending How much oxygen remains in it said doctors. This is what causes the noticeable color of varicose veins the distended veins can also throb and ache said doctors especially if the condition is exacerbated by Long periods of standing. In some cases the veins can swell until they break and bleed said doctors who said the complication is not life threatening. Almost All varicose veins Are in the legs. The longest stretch of vein in the body said doctors. The condition usually occurs in older people but May also develop during pregnancy. This causes the valves to malfunction faster than they would normally. When varicose veins Are shrunken or removed the blood uses alternate routes to get to the heart said or. Luis Mavarro. An attending general surgeon Al Beth Israel Hospital in new York. The body has a tremendous network of veins that can take Over when one is removed he said. Navarro said surgical removal of varicose veins Lor those who do not respond to drugs or laser therapies has become less complicated and painful than in past years. To remove the main vein along the Back of the leg doctors first close Oil branching veins with injections of drugs that cause contraction an incision is made at the Groin and the ankle then a thin strip of plastic is inserted through the length of the vein. If the procedure is successful the entire vein can be pulled out of the body in one Long strip. Ii not then doctors must make additional incisions along the length of the vein and pull in out in pieces. Navarro said however in has became easier to remove the vein All at once. It used to be that cuts were made All up and Down the leg he said to was a lot of scarring there was always a question of whether the cure was More unsightly than the varicose varicose veins the Weino of one or Mote superficial vein part Cotariu in the legs May must from a valve infection a a Oonner Tatj. Weakness of the a of Tow Vire. Stood leaks tacit Vori stagnating and pacing in the veto we then Twel. Source the am Rte no it Ammilon symptoms of sickness to psychiatric disorder linked by Rob Stein United press International patient complains of severe Chest pain prompting her doctor to order a series of expensive and potentially risky tests. The pain is real but the tests Lind nothing the doctor is banded and tries More tests. Nothing is found the doctor is at a loss the patient is still in pain and the medical Bills climb. Chances Are the patient is a victim of a psychiatric problem known As Soma Bizalion Only recently recognized experts estimate that two out of every 1.000 people in the United states suffer from the disorder. Unlike hypochondria victims Don l imagine they have been stricken by a spec Llic disease. Instead they experience a variety of real symptoms. Such As severe pain even though there is nothing physically wrong with them. An overwhelming majority of victims Are women whose lives can be ruined by the often debilitating symptoms. The disorder is frustrating for doctors who end up ordering unneeded testing to make sure there is nothing wrong. The average victim of somali nation disorder spends nine times Moro on medical care than the average person. No one knows tha cause and there is no treatment. But researchers at the University us Arkansas for medical services in Little Rock have conducted a study aimed at giving doctors a Way of dealing with victims. The study involving 38 patients with the disorder found that doctors can reduce he medical Bills of the patients by More than half by referring the patients to a psychiatrist end following a set of subsequent recommendations. In the study published in the new England journal of Medicine the patients were divided into two groups and referred to psychiatrists for consultations at two intervals the psychiatrist sent the doctor a Teller containing a set of recommendations that included encouraging the doctors to become the patient s primary physician and examine the patients on a regular basis.1 the idea is there s an emotional need to see the said or. G. Richard Smith jr., a psychiatrist who headed the study. You just kind of beat them to he doctors should also avoid Hospital zing the patient performing unneeded surgery or administering any diagnostic procedures unless absolutely necessary. In addition doctors should avoid telling the patients it s All in your head " thai would Only discourage the patients from cooperating and probably prompt them to go to another doctor who would have to Start All Over recommendations enabled the doctors to Cut the Cost of the somali nation disorder patients medical Bills by an average of s3 percent. Although none of the patients improved their health and sense of Well being did not suffer and their risk irom unneeded treatment was demonstrates Hal in physicians can recognize a patient with Soma leation disorder they can manage them accordingly Smith said. Eventually once the doctor has developed a rapport with the patient he can breach the subject of getting psychiatric counselling Smith said. Changes your radio dial to a German speaking station with communist news bulletins. When i asked him what was so amazing about that he said this is the same kid who minutes before said he knew nothing about foreign cars and look 10 minutes to figure out where to put the Gas thai s pretty last but i have a Lew entries of my own. I had a cleaning woman once who moved with the Speed of bureaucracy. However let me carelessly throw away an important piece of paper in my wastebasket and she would grab in like it was limed to go off race past the Container in the garage and often run Lour minute Miles to catch up with the garbage truck to Speed it on its Way out of the City. Another one i d recommend Lor the lop 10 was a child of mine who Al the age of 2 would go into the bathroom and shut the door. In a scant three minutes mind you this Little person would empty a 30 gallon hot water tank Perma pain the Walls with lipstick unroll the toilet tissue stuff a Small appliance Down the lint trap leed Alka Sellers to the toilet pull a Towel bar out of the Wall melt two bars of soap eat the head off a rubber Duck and drown the tidy bowl Man. He could not pull his own pants to think of it the fastest person i Ever saw was a waitress i encountered right after the birth of my first child. I had t been out of the House in four months and my Best Friend and i were going to have a Nice Long leisurely lunch. She came to the table and said drink wanta order and was Back in three minutes with the drink and the food. She Burnt my lips with the pot As she refilled my Coffee cup. Dropped the Check in my Lap As she replaced the top Tablecloth and made change. Ii was All Over in 20 minutes. She told us she had to get ready for the luncheon 4 1b�.u ant pm to twi Send Lam monday july 14. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17
