Anyone have varicose veins removed surgically?

I am scheduled to have a severly blocked vein removed from my leg. It runs the complete length of my thigh and curves around behind my knee extending about 6 inches behind my calf. The doctor told me she would have to make about 30 tiny incisions along the vein to completely remove it. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar precedure and was it painful? How long to recoup before returning to work. My doctor is saying three weeks but I was only out 2 weeks when I had my RNY over a year ago! Would appreciate any feedback on this type of surgery...thanks. (16 months post-op and have gone from 316 lbs down to 168 and stuck on a MAJOR 3 month plateau!)

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