How Would Your Life Look Without Varicose Veins?

Varicose veins are enlarged purplish veins most visible in our legs. While most people only care about how bad they look, the reality is that they hurt your circulation, too. How would your life like without varicose veins? And what would it look like if you didn’t get treatment?

Varicose veins can cause burning, itching, and cramps in your legs. Why live like this when you now know there is a solution? Why sit there and hope that it gets better when it could progress to restless leg syndrome and chronic pain?

You may be reluctant to wear shorts and go for a walk with unsightly varicose veins. However, varicose veins can compound existing circulatory problems. Left untreated, it will result in swollen legs, excessive fatigue, and difficulty walking. Once you become sedentary, your risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health conditions go up.

Treat your varicose veins so that you can get up and moving again. Don’t wait, because you don’t want to go from being afraid of being seen walking to the mailbox to struggling to walk to the mail box.

When this problem is treated early, you’ll prevent it from getting worse. For example, one varicose vein is bad, but the pooling of blood there will eventually cause spider veins and other varicose veins to form the longer it goes on. Don’t wait to seek treatment, either, hoping the problem goes away.

Varicose veins cannot go away on their own. Don’t let fear of treatment hold you back, either. The standard treatment is an outpatient procedure, and you could be home the same day. You’ll be able to resume normal activities immediately.

Varicose veins are ugly, and they’ll only get worse if unaddressed. Conversely, if you have them treated, you’ll be proud to show off your legs. Treating varicose veins can improve your self-esteem and self-confidence even if you’re wearing pants and long skirts, because you won’t be as critical of your appearance. A side benefit of treating varicose veins is that it can improve your mood. Eliminate the chronic ache in your legs, and you’ll feel better overall.

One of the biggest predictors of weight gain is time spent sitting, especially in front of screens like a computer screen or TV. If you’re uncomfortable going outside or going to the gym, you’re less likely to get the exercise you need to stay healthy. Matters are made worse by varicose veins hurting the circulation in your legs such that you don’t want to go for a walk.

What happens if you have the varicose veins treated? It is easier to get up and walk to the store or take your dogs out for a run. You maintain a healthy activity level, helping you to maintain a healthy weight while reducing your odds of a heart attack. Fail to treat your circulatory problems, and the way it weighs you down will make you sedentary. That increases the odds you gain weight, your blood pressure goes up, and your circulatory problems get worse.

The twisted purple veins forming in your legs are a warning sign of problems that will arise if you don’t treat it as soon as possible. Take care of yourself and your varicose veins, and see your quality of life improve as a result.