What started as a slightly protruding varicose vein in Michelle Green’s left leg was, within a year, causing such severe cramping pain that she struggled to walk.
‘Standing or even sitting for any length of time made the pain worse and so did walking,’ says Michelle, 47, a credit controller, who lives in Bury, Greater Manchester, with husband Rob, 40, a service engineer, and their two children aged 11 and eight.
‘But I still tried to walk as I needed to exercise. Being in so much discomfort really got me down.’
As well as the cramping pain, Michelle found her leg was unbearably
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