This 36 years old male is telling his story about treatment of varicose veins. Varicose veins are affecting both legs. Symptoms included swelling, discomfort and skin discoloration in the gaiter area.
He had venous duplex scan (ultrasound of veins), which showed incompetent superficial veins. Afterwards was reviewed in the clinic with the results and had treatment options discussed with him.
He agreed to proceed with minimally invasive endovenous ablation, which was performed by Mr Jaffer under local anaesthesia as a day case procedure.
Recovery was uneventful.
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So, if you can tell us how, from your perspective, your journey and your experience with the procedure you had, from the diagnosis to the treatment. Yeah, to be honest with you, I came to see Dr. Jaffa's team before, I think, three months back, and he seen my leg and sent me a scan for Charing Cross Hospital. Procedure was like you know very fast in this three months like time to time. I used to get my regular appointments and Two weeks before second of June Dr. Jaffer's team done my varicose vein surgery for my right hand side leg and Like in this three month I was I was in Such a pain, but since my operation is done It is much better I feel so much relief in my leg, my swelling is getting down and I feel more comfortable now. Okay, and what do you think, how do you consider the consenting process that you were consented for the surgery? To be honest with you... All the information you needed? all the whatever the information I supposed to know which already been given like you know before my operation and time to time I was being given all this information by doctor and the doctors team so overall I am very happy with the service I was being given by NHS and the doctors team so yeah it's very good service and I get all the relevant information which I need before operation and after operation. So yeah, I'm very much satisfied with their services. Services is excellent. So do you consider the place where the procedure takes place like this hospital and the day of the week it takes, is it convenient for you, not convenient? To be honest with you, as I know NHS is very busy, yeah, but I still consider that the time was taken with my surgery was less than you know my expectation I thought it is going to be a long time maybe six eight months but to be honest with you everything is done within like three months time and so yeah I'm glad that everything is done. Do you think that the location this hospital is close to your house? To be honest with you it is convenient for me because I'm living in Hounslow and this hospital like West Middlesex Hospital is like you know very convenient for so many people because it is it is right in like you know we've got a good parking space we got a big hospital we've got a good surgery team it is on like you know nearby the motorways motorways experts and it connect to the local areas as well other facilities around nearby the hospital is very good even inside the hospital we have a good canteen these and you know other necessary things like which we need it so yeah to be honest with you this place is more convenient. Okay great, thank you very much.
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