Varicose Veins Treatment: On The Road To Recovery

Finally, you've gotten rid of those unsightly varicose veins, but do you know what you should be doing after treatment? Initially, there will be some discomfort when you move about. You should take some painkillers to ease the pain for the first couple of days, but by the end of the week the pain should have more or less faded. If a general anaesthetic has been used, you'll probably feel quite clumsy and disoriented for the first day or so, so it's best to avoid doing anything that requires a lot of physical or mental effort. Nurses should be on hand to help you with anything.After surgery, you will be bandaged in the groin area which will be changed after 24 hours. Typically, you'll need to wear this for up to 10 days. Under the bandage itself, there may also be smaller paper strip dressings- you should remove these after the 10 days as well. Most hospitals will arrange a check up about one month after your procedure to make sure everything is ok, but if you have any doubts or problems it's always best to contact them before they contact you.
When you are at home, the wound will be painful enough (though not unbearable) to stop you from doing too much. However, within about 10 days you should be able to drive safely, and after about 2 weeks you should be able to have sex again without any discomfort. If your job has a low physical intensity, you should be able to return to work after about two weeks, allow for manual labourers this will likely be around the four week mark.
As with all procedures, there is a small chance of complication with varicose vein treatment. For varicose veins, the chances of complication are about 17%, and include:
Minimal bleeding which can be stopped by applying additional bandages.
Bruising and swelling if the veins were large.
Minor infection of one or more of the wounds
Numbness which improves after two to three months.
All of these complications are small and will right themselves in time. However, the chance of serious complications is about 1% and are typically related to blood clots which travel from the leg to the lungs and heart and can be life threatening. In order to avoid such situations, patients are normally advised to try to be as mobile as possible after the operation so that the blood continues to pump well round the body. Similarly, you may also be prescribed blood thinners to ensure clots do not form.
If you are in doubt about any part of the varicose veins treatment, you should always ask your surgeon and check the credentials of the centre where you intend to undergo treatment.
We provide advice and support on varicose veins treatment in Newcastle, helping patients to resume their day-to-day life with minimal disruption.

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