varicose veins in one leg

Roy Tony said:

I have varicose veins outside the calf of one leg only. I used to get leg cramps in that same spot
of the leg about ten or fifteen years ago. I didn't know why I was having them and I was too young
to know what was happening. After several episodes of cramps I began to noticed the veins starting
to become visible. The cramps stopped about 7 years ago but the varicose veins are still there.

A week before xmas a cramp came back one night And the veins do look a little different each time
I look at them.

I read in a medical book that my symptoms are similiar to Phlebitis (a inflammation of vains) and
that it can be the cause of leg cramps due to decreased bloodflow (Intermittent Claudication).

Now I did get checked out at a hospital on xmas day but was told it's common and no body has died
from it. They did not take any xray.

Hello Tony, I'm not a doctor, but my mother had varicose veins. Her legs hurt the longer she was on
them during the day and ached at night. I think hers were the result of being on her feet as a nurse
and/or during pregnancy, because that's the period during which they started. She was not overweight
during the time I knew her (from age 34 into her 70's). That's part of why it often happens more to
women. (pregnancy)

Seems strange (suspicious) to me that yours is not in both legs, unless they start in one leg and
progress to both. Do you work and stand more on one leg than another?

Hospital (ER?) is not the place for that and I doubt that X-ray is what they'd be doing anyway.

Here's some websites nlm.nih.govvaricoseveins.htmlOpen ↗
4woman.govvaricose.htmOpen ↗

Leg cramps I think can be caused by imbalances of potassium or calcium too, so perhaps when you see
your doctor, ask to have that checked, along with a CBC to see if you have a clotting disorder and a
referral to a specialist about what's going on with your legs (or groin, if applicable). I say groin
or waist, because I think the problem can come from anywhere where it shows upward..(but not sure)
...or heart? (see the first website). J-not a doctor

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I have varicose veins outside the calf of one leg only. I used to get leg cramps in that same spot
of the leg about ten or fifteen years ago. I didn't know why I was having them and I was too young
to know what was happening. After several episodes of cramps I began to noticed the veins starting
to become visible. The cramps stopped about 7 years ago but the varicose veins are still there.

A week before xmas a cramp came back one night And the veins do look a little different each time
I look at them.

I read in a medical book that my symptoms are similiar to Phlebitis (a inflammation of vains) and
that it can be the cause of leg cramps due to decreased bloodflow (Intermittent Claudication).

Now I did get checked out at a hospital on xmas day but was told it's common and no body has died
from it. They did not take any xray.

Should I be concerned about it?

No, don't be concerned.

Varicose veins don't cause cramping. Phlebitis is a hot, red, very tender area on the leg.
Intermittent claudication has nothing to do with veins, it is due to blockage of a leg ARTERY
causing decreased blood flow to some of the muscles in the leg. Your varicose veins are not related
in any way.

Varicose veins may, in some cases, cause a dull aching pain in the legs. They might develop a blood
clot in them that can be very temporarily painful (superficial thrombophlebitis). If either of those
things occur, it is absolutely nothing to worry about - you are in no danger. No, the blood clot
won't break off and go to your lungs because it will be in the SUPERFICIAL veins.

If they end up bothering you enough because of the dull pain, recurrent superficial
thrombophlebitis, or because they look ugly you can get them removed. State of the art in vein
removal is Trivex powered phlebectomy, although any competent surgeon can do a good job removing the
those veins on an outpatient basis.

HMc

Howard McCollister said:

No, don't be concerned.

Yes, be concerned as to prevention of worsening.

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Varicose veins don't cause cramping.

4woman.govvaricose.htmOpen ↗ does mention cramping, although I don't recall Mom mentioning
cramps, but she was up often in the middle of the night (but rarely told us what was hurting)

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If they end up bothering you enough because of the dull pain, recurrent superficial
thrombophlebitis, or because they look ugly you can get them removed. State of the art in vein
removal is Trivex powered phlebectomy, although any competent surgeon can do a good job removing
the those veins on an outpatient basis.

Mom's legs were a mess (after treatment). I wasn't around before treatment. She hid the pain and she
always wore slacks to hide the disfigurations, rarely complained but I know she was in pain. How was
that treated in the 1940's (probably UK or Canada) ? Stripping? J

Thanks for the advise. I'll check out the website and see a doctor next week. I don't know why it's
only one leg. I don't stand more one that leg than the other. Perhaps it's when I sleep the other
leg lies on it and creates pressure?

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Quoted message said:

Hello Tony, I'm not a doctor, but my mother had varicose veins. Her legs hurt the longer she was
on them during the day and ached at night. I think hers were the result of being on her feet as a
nurse and/or during pregnancy, because that's the period during which they started. She was not
overweight during the time I knew her (from age 34 into her 70's). That's part of why it often
happens more to women. (pregnancy)

Quoted message said:

Seems strange (suspicious) to me that yours is not in both legs, unless they start in one leg and
progress to both. Do you work and stand more on one leg than another?

Quoted message said:

Hospital (ER?) is not the place for that and I doubt that X-ray is what they'd be doing anyway.

Quoted message said:

Here's some websites nlm.nih.govvaricoseveins.htmlOpen ↗
4woman.govvaricose.htmOpen ↗

Quoted message said:

Leg cramps I think can be caused by imbalances of potassium or calcium too, so perhaps when you
see your doctor, ask to have that checked, along with a CBC to see if you have a clotting disorder
and a referral to a specialist about what's going on with your legs (or groin, if applicable). I
say groin or waist, because I think the problem can come from anywhere where it shows upward..(but
not sure) ...or heart? (see the first website). J-not a doctor