dd2 has inherited my propensity for varicose veins..she got her first at 11, baby at 19 she had a burst one...hers look awful and she is onl just 23

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...........they are far worse than mine and i am 51 and mine are not good

obviously she thinks they look awful big grapey knots and they hurt

but apparently she cant have anything done on the nhs and no way could she afford private

any suggestions for making them any better

she is on the pill which i know doesn't help but she ditto has my inclination to get preganant if someone breathes on her

so she wants to continue with the pill..she had an implant before which is also a hormone so

any suggestions?

and anybody have private treatment how much was it?

mine look shite..i got themn within about a week of becoming pregnant the first time but i was 26

and mine were not as awful as hers

tho i have some awful ones in my groin now which i think look terrible

she isnt overweight

but she did work in kitchen/cafe /bar for 6 years which of course was bad

i think the association with old people makes them worse

i think that and i am now old

if she can show that it is 'drastically affecting her normal way of life' then she can get them done on the nhs.

eg. she cant go swimming because she is paranoid to show them off, they effect her choice of clothing and she finds shopping depressing, she cant sunbathe/doesnt want to go on holiday because of them, the pain keeps her up at night/stops her being able to walk.

i had a consultation with a plastic surgeon about stretchmarks and he told me that if they effect my every day thinking you can help off the nhs, if i was her i would ask to see another doctor.

interestingmicci

her gp seemed to say that unless they were ulcerated they wouldnt do anything

I had my veins done last month I am 31. My veins were not absolutely dreadful but they did ache some days and I can't wear compression stockings as I have psoriasis. My GP referred me to a surgeon for their opinion and he agreed to do them for me on the NHS. Theres no reason for the GP not to refer for a surgical opinion.

I had mine done NHS years ago (I inherited them too - got them really young - pre-pregnancy) - just told the doc that they were interfering with my quality of life due to aching all day. I'm a teacher too so lots of standing up. She referred me without any probs at all - I would get your daughter to push her GP a bit harder for a referral on the NHS.

she did say they hurt her..which they do

right i shall suggest she tries again

i think tho they might have got more strict as i was offered the opp to have mine done years ago..by the same gp actually...and got referred but i chickened out and thought i couldnt because i had too many children no chance of recovery time etc

Neighbours dd had hers done on the NHS when she was about 19.