vein opp....

[bullhead]

im booked in to have the vein stripped out of my knee loads of pain but 2 weeks off work does anyone know how much this hurts :(

[Dougie]

All I had was keyhole cartilege surgery,and THAT feckin' hurt,so........
Good luck.

[defarter]

Nope, but its made me eyes water thinking about it :eek:

[bullhead]

they said they will cut me to the side of my taters and four down the leg and pull them out(my vein that is not my taters :eek: )

[defarter]

Hope they make sure nothing is attached when they pull :D

[Bassman]

doesnt really hurt much mate,

As long as you are either totally pissed first..

Spaced out or unconcious........

there should be too much screaming and blood and guts at all...

And thats just the nurses!! :eek:

[bad toad]

dont hurt that much mate bit like a bee sting!!!!

[manky monkey]

Had the same op a couple of years ago. Varicose veins are a common problem in my job apparently, (Postie). I had really unsightly knotted veins on both legs. Used to ache like mad. Ended up doing my delivery then spending the rest of the day laying down recovering. Trust me, the op was nothing. An overnight stay on the ward then a week off work. Two tiny incisions on the inside of the thighs, two more at the back of the knees. No real pain. Certainly a damn sight better than the discomfort the veins were giving me. Smaller veins were dealt with by a course of injections. Again, didn't really hurt. Cleared up most of it but you'll never see me wearing shorts!
If you're in pain like I was, go for the op mate. Well worth it.