Do I Have Vein Disease?
Vein disease may cause aggravating symptoms including:
- Itching
- Heaviness/tiredness
- Aches/pain/tenderness
- Burning
- Numbness/Tingling
- Night cramping
- Restless legs
Vein disease may cause visible signs including:
- Spider veins — especially below your knees or near your ankles
- Bulging, varicose veins
- Ankle swelling
- Skin discoloration — slight or obvious darkening of your skin near your ankles
- Bleeding veins
- Ulceration
Only 50% of people with lifestyle limiting vein related symptoms will have obvious, visible signs of vein disease! Stated another way, many people — and their doctors — do not recognize that vein disease may be the cause of their leg problems.
An ultrasound exam shows objective evidence of vein disease. Vein911® Vein Treatment Centers will carefully examine your leg veins by evaluating vein diameters and blood flow direction.
Another great way to diagnose vein disease is by wearing high quality, medical-grade graduated compression hose for a few weeks. Most patients with vein related symptoms will experience some relief of symptoms while wearing graduated compression hose. We recommend you wear hose 2 days on and 2 days off for 1-2 weeks to evaluate your symptom response to hose.
