Itching, burning, redness after walking

[gorilla1975]

I too experience itching, burning, redness on my legs during walking briskly for more than 10 min.  Stretching my legs during the walk seems to help.  I was told by a vein specialist that I have a vein in my leg as big as a straw when it should be a couple hairs thick and it carries blood down my leg and it has difficulty getting back up.  I always assumed the itchy burning redness was due to poor blood circulation.  After the walk it feels like little blood vessels bursting under the skin up by my thighs and hips.  Anyone ever have that?  My feet and legs hurt all the time when shopping, standing, being on them for any period of time so i thought this was all related.  I have the beginnings of varicose and spider veins.  Does anyone else have all this?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Your symptoms are typically due to varicose veins. Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted.They are common in the superficial veins of the legs, which are subject to high pressure when standing.

Symptoms include pain in the legs, discoloration near the affected veins,redness, dryness, and itchiness of areas of skin - termed stasis dermatitis and restless leg syndrome.Traetment may be conservative(with medicines) and interventional(surgical or non surgical).

For more information pls log on to the following website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicose_veins

I feel that an examination and consultation of a vascular surgeon will be the best.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep us posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.