| Re: Varicose Veins
a couple are not that bad, losing weight does bugger all, i have lost nearly 2 stone recently and i find its getting worse.
If you are having an op, its just a general anaestetic and prolly takes about an hour tops for a few. you will have a bandage around your leg for a couple of days or if its little ones they just basically make two small incissions at each side of the vein and strip it, sounds horrible but quite simple and the scarring is v.minimal. but you will feel a bit tender for a week or so and you cant shave around that area or use any creams etc which was hell!
If its a bit bigger, they will need to cut across, tell them to give you a steroid jag before hand, this can stop the scaring showing up as much - wish i did but now i have a horrible scar at the back of my knee, luckly doesnt really bother me that much but you might have to take a couple of days off work/school, i couldnt walk at all on the leg for at least a week or two - get much sympathy but still no fun!
Dont worry chicky, its not that bad, i just dont want anymore scars to add to my accident prone gallary. | 
