The widow of a woman who was treated for varicose veins said she stayed in “anxiety” with severe scars and damage to the skin. Retired nurse Yvonne Goulding underwent laser treatment for her varicose veins in 2021, hoping to look the best for her granddaughter’s wedding next year.
Shortly after the process of £ 2,000, the 76 -year -old started complaining about gradual pain and had to be raped at A&E in hospital, doctors had to fight to save her foot before transporting her to the hospital’s burn unit for skin.
Laurence Goulding, 74, from Weston-Super-More, said the test had left his wife, who then died of irrelevant cancer, in “absolute anxiety” in her last years.
The widow said that the process had left his wife’s confidence “destroyed” in the last years of her life and that she was wearing only pants or jeans after the process. She said: “She destroys her trust and her lifestyle. They went were the days they wore anything, short pants, shorts or ordinary socks. It must be heavy to cover it, socks with flesh.
“We had a vacation and could not wear shorts or crops. He had to wear pants or panties of flesh to cover the scar. Walking-wise, for a few months later he struggled with walking because it was the muscle of Moscow that had been more destroyed.”
Yvonne went to the private Bristol Veincentre in August 2021, where she was diagnosed with varicose veins after protesting gravity, fatigue and cramps. Doctors informed her to undergo endogenous laser removal therapy on both legs, a process aimed at closing the affected veins using lasers.
The two mom paid £ 2,000 and was released the same day with compression socks. However, she began to complain that she was in “absolute anxiety” as she was driving the 20-mile journey from her husband-who then rushed to the local hospital.
Laurence said: “It took a fortnight at the Southmead Hospital, at the Burns Unit – it was a prisoner you could say. A few weeks after that, before they had the opportunity to say” you have to have a skin graft, otherwise it would not stop bleeding “.
“They had never seen something like this before. I have all the photos from start to finish. It is very obvious to say the least.”
Laurence followed legal actions and Veincentre later paid for about £ 9,000 in a settlement – though he did not acknowledge responsibility. Tragically, Yvonne died in April 2024, months after the 45th anniversary of the couple’s marriage, which means he did not see the outcome of the case.
Laurence is now talking to raise awareness to others. He said: “While we received a payment, we had no apology and absolutely no recognition of what my wife went through.
“I am worried that the lessons have not really learned, and that there may be others affected as Yvonne, either in Bristol or elsewhere. I hope that by talking to anyone who is undergoing something similar will know the dangers.”
