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Varicose Vein Exercises

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Calmer
Calmer

Are there any exercises or therapy treatments that help with varicus veins does anyone know?  Maybe a certain yoga exercise?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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  • ptolemy
    ptolemy Calmer

    Posted

    Have you thought of having them removed? 
  • willy278
    willy278 Calmer

    Posted

    Hi,

    the problem is that the veins are not as efficient as they used to be so it's the veins that have to be looked at by the specialists to see what is the matter with them. My last 3 procedures have been sclerotherapy which is the foam injection that blocks off a vein that was inefficient. The vein is naturally re-absorbed by your body, there are some people that have had problems with this procedure producing lumps. In my case as I had already had 2 'under the knife' procedures prior to that this was the only option and, touching wood - I have not had any further major problems, previously I had oedema and pain etc.. I used to think when I was in the army (when these first appeared) that doing calf muscle exercises would increase the efficiency but apart from having good calf muscles the vein problems did not improve so I went under for the first time back in 1978. Another time for the same reason was 1991 so a good few years in between the surgical procedures. I used to play Hockey so my calf muscles were pretty strong anyway but they still came back and back in 2007 I had the first 'foam' procedure - i had since stopped playing sport maybe this was a reason why I had to go through more treatment. Anyway, I would think it's debatable whether exercising could make a great lot of difference remember the vein has lost it's good one-way valve operation and your blood is travelling back the way it shouldn't so I would suggest like ptolemy, to see if you can get to a specialist - you may have to cajole your G.P. as I did until they actually referred you unless you're on private of course. I would add 'extremely painful' to your description when talking with your G.P. as some of them think it's only a cosmetic thing but in reality it is much more than that.

    Hope you get it sorted out it's not fun having them if they get worse and remember, varicose ulcers are the worst they can get which are not pleasant.

    regards

    Willy

     

  • willy278
    willy278 Calmer

    Posted

    Calmer,

    I've just seen this on these pages: https://patient.info/blogs/sarah-says/2013/09/varicose-veins---the-lowdown,

    so the last paragraph explains a bit about pumpling blood back up with 'walking' so I stand corrected however, that still didn't help me but the rest of the info on this page is pretty good - seems like a re-vamp from something that was up previously but if you are troubled do get them seen to.

    regards

    Willy

     

    • Calmer
      Calmer willy278

      Posted

      Thank you so much for your reply Willy; I've been putting it off for quite a while now, will have to go to the doctor soon, summer's coming and then my legs really do hurt.

      I walk A LOT, every day for about an hour so that's fine then, will have to check it out soon, times passing and don't want it to get any worse.

      Thanks again

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Calmer

      Posted

      I am having VNUS closure in a couple of weeks time which needs a local anaesthetic. The days of stripping the veins under general anaesthetic seem to be behind us.
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Calmer

      Posted

      Yes I have had one visit to a vascular surgeon and that was the first thing he did, the nurse covered both legs and thighs in that gooey stuff so I was a bit like a slug and I was able to see the "black holes" where the problem was on the computer screen. In fact it is just one leg in the thigh. He will be doing the VNUS closure in his surgery and he said it would take twenty minutes. He gave me a write up about the operation which said I could drive home even although I am getting someone to drive me just in case. I have read it is a good idea to get someone who does them all the time as there is obviously a skill to actually doing it.
    • Calmer
      Calmer ptolemy

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply, I will be ringing for my first appointment with the GP today ...  do I lay off the cream for my varicose eczema to flare up again so the doctor can see the full extent of the picture I wonder?  Which I understand is a secondary problem.

      Thanks also Willy, I need to do this sooner rather than later as our health insurance expires when my husband retired in the winter !

      Best wishes

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Calmer

      Posted

      I did read somewhere not to use cream on the day of the operation. It may be because of the ultrasound gel, but I don't know, so it may be worth not using it before you see the vascular surgeon doing ultrasound. If you have health insurance I would definitely go for it now. I am going privately, the cost is just under three thousand pounds including four appointments. A sort of total package!
  • willy278
    willy278 Calmer

    Posted

    Yes, go for it a soon as you can, as Ptolemy said it doesn't take long for an ultra-sound scan and they have to do that to see which ones are inefficient.

    It depends where you are and what your Primary Care Trust does pay for of course.

    Hope it goes well for you - remember to push a bit with the 'pain'. I was in a lot of pain but I did have to push with my G.P. before anything was referred and then I got a slap on the ankle (wrist) for not coming to see him sooner ... well it goes to show that too many people are holding back when they shouldn't this could affect you in your older years so best to get on the books now.

    regards

    Willy

     

  • willy278
    willy278 Calmer

    Posted

    i would definitely lay off the cream, it's not a cure it's only stopping the irritation. The exzema is probably a sign that it definitely needs to be looked at.

    I had it as well as oedema in my ankles and it has reduced all the inflamation - only flares up now and again - if it's a steroid cream you're using then stop and wait for what the actual consultant says.

    good luck.

     

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