3rd Trimester
Advice: veins
I'm 29 weeks and my legs are starting to hurt more often not Charlie horses just hurting and I'm getting bad varicose veins mainly on my right leg and when you push in it leaves a dent in my leg for a while and my upper back leg has a bad buldging vein and few other veins looking bad and my lower leg has dark purple vericose veins not sure if its anything to be concerned about I go to doctor thursday but wanted to see if anyone else experienced this... My family's worried if They get worse and it could be a sign of pre eclampsia? Is it? Or it may lead to bed rest?? Just want some opinions of anyone who has experienced this! Thanks 
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Re: Advice: veins
Varicose veins are definitely not a sign of PreE. I've had them since I was young (hereditary) and pregnancy definitely makes them worse due to the increased body weight and weight of the baby on your arteries. Most likely they just look ugly, they aren't detrimental to your health. Mine do ache if I spend all day on my feet, so that's normal.
Don't cross your legs (at the ankles is OK), elevate your legs every chance you get (above your heart is better) and see if your insurance company will cover support hose if your doctor writes a prescription. I have sock-type hose (go to any medical supply store, I use Jobst brand) which is better than nothing (goes to your knee), but I also invested in a pair of maternity hose which is full support all the way up (like panty hose). Don't get the smallest compression size, I went all the way to the tightest (they're a pain to get on but feel great) but if you don't want them super tight go with the mid compression.
If your doc is able to document your vein health throughout the pregnancy, there's a chance after giving birth your insurance company will cover the treatment to get rid of them, which nowadays is nothing big (painless injections or laser treatment). Good luck!!
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