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| Blocked Artery | 7/3/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I read your answer to the woman whose mother had three blocked arteries in her leg. My ...
A: well, that sure sucks. tell me, when she complained 9 months ago, how did she describe her pain ...
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| carotids | 7/1/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Can you tell me if the CT Angiography is ever wrong when detecting 100% blocked internal carotids on ...
A: that is pretty much the gold standard as far as I know, but the type of doc you might want to ask is ...
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| abnormal aortic aneurysm | 6/30/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Is there a hopital that spealizes in this surgery near Toledo Ohio (in Ohio or Michigan) My father ...
A: well geography is not my area of expertise but the best AAA surgeon I ever knew is in Lima Ohio. ...
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| closure procedure | 6/28/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I had the closure procedure done last week. Unlike its advertisement, it was painful, and now, a ...
A: i am sorry that happened to you, do you know how much tumescent the doc poked into the leg and if it ...
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| Vascular stripping just for leg veins? | 6/27/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: One of the physicians I work with in the cath lab had venous stripping the other day.Do individuals ...
A: we never do it, i have never even seen anyone who had incompetent valves in the arms, i have seen ...
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| leg paresthesias and tightness in both legs | 6/27/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: For about two weeks, I'm having paresthesias and tightness in both legs. What are some things that ...
A: not sure what you mean by tightness.. but numbness is usually from nerve problems or sometimes ...
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| pitting edema | 6/16/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: what would happen to me if i didnt get help( medical) for my pitting edema problem ? im 45 yrs old ...
A: well, I sure cant say for sure without having you as a patient but in general, if you have pitting ...
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| post stripping pains | 6/16/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Im am a 25yo male. 6 months ago i noticed a large saphenous varicose vein in my right leg. Ive ...
A: Oh my gosh, we haven't done vein stripping here in years and years years. we do catheter closures ...
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| CVI | 6/5/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I had varicose veins in both my legs and had the VNUS Closure procedure done on them. It has been ...
A: IT IS UP TO YOUBUT IF YOU SUFFER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE CLOSURE, THE GSV CLOSURE MAY HAVE ...
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| CVI | 6/4/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I had varicose veins in both my legs and had the VNUS Closure procedure done on them. It has been ...
A: well, the only way to tell what is causing the problem is a good venous ultrasound, need one that ...
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| CVI | 6/4/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I had varicose veins in both my legs and had the VNUS Closure procedure done on them. It has been ...
A: Deb, no, it likely does not mean deep vein problems, sometimes, when the greater saphenous vein is ...
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| DVT in left thigh (Femoral vein) | 6/3/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Was diagnosed via Doppler 4 months ago after ankle surgery and severe swelling of calf and foot. ...
A: ASK DOC ABOUT ADDING A COMPRESSION PUMP, this machine has a sleeeve like a blood pressure cuff but ...
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| leg amputation | 5/27/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: my dad is 64 years old, he's been diabetic for 15 years now, however he never really dieted and ...
A: unfortunately diabetes reeks havoc on the small arteries in the lower legs, ankles, feet, calves. ...
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| feet and lower leg tingling | 5/27/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My feet and legs below the knee wake me at night and when I am immobile (sitting in one position for ...
A: when the pain wakes you up at night, does it go way when you swing your legs out of bed? do you have ...
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| Effects of DVT on leg- "BUM leg" | 5/27/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have had 2 DVT in my left leg, spread out over 26 years. The second( in 07) seems to have ...
A: post-thrombotic syndrome includes complications that follow deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The ...
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| valves damaged after dvt 13yrs ago | 5/23/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: is it possible that surgery can repairvalves in my leg . i HAD a dvt 13 yrs ago leg was very ...
A: unfortunately, it isn't usually something you just take a pill or have a surgery for. You should be ...
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| ARTERIAL GRAM | 5/19/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am scheldued for a arterial gram of my right hand and for arm.. What is this procedure??? Nobody ...
A: http://www.vascularweb.org/patients/NorthPoint/Angiogram.html gives good description, it is done by ...
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| Iliac-aorta bypass | 5/19/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Male 52yo, ex-smoker, poor vascular system (MI,stroke,PAD) Right iliac 100% occluded, ...
A: Darell, it is no doubt a big surgery, in experienced hands should take 1-2 hours, hospital stay will ...
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| Help on Vericose Veins | 5/17/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My wife had swelling on left leg.Colour Doppler test says she has incompetent perforatorsWe rcently ...
A: Don't be upset, it is a simple problem, if you think of the deep veins (along the bones and the ...
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| FemPop recovery | 5/14/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My 91 y.o. mom had fem pop done on the 2nd of May and experienced a true psychosis post-op. Mom had ...
A: Wow, well she does sound like a handful! the 2nd bypass is always harder. were they doing regular ...
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| Ongoing leg pain after 2 DVT's | 5/13/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a 32 year old mum. A few years back I had 2 DVT's in my right leg. The pain has been ongoing ...
A: Unfortunately, very very few peripheral vascular surgeons do vein (not artery) bypass. As I said, I ...
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| Ongoing leg pain after 2 DVT's | 5/13/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a 32 year old mum. A few years back I had 2 DVT's in my right leg. The pain has been ongoing ...
A: ASK YOUR VASC DOC IF YOU HAVE what's calledPost Phlebitic Syndrome, here is a link to a google ...
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| blocked cartoid artery in the neck | 5/11/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My husband had cancer of the larynx and was operated on last June 2007. He has never had blood ...
A: Well this is sad, I am sorry. Anything can and does happen in surgery. You should ask for a second ...
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| iliac stents | 5/11/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: can you answer questions about iliac stents and the procedure to put them in? I had a stent placed ...
A: chuck, sorry, interventional radiologists do stents, vascular surgeons don't, we do bypsses. Maybe ...
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| Questions | 5/10/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a 51 year old male that has smoked 2-3 pks of cigs per day for years. I am usually very active ...
A: You need to face facts and see a good peripheral vascular surgeon, get a good work up, like ...
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| edema seconary to femoral/popliteal surgery | 5/10/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My father had fem/pop to left leg for 100% blockage 3 weeks ago. All was fine until approx 3 days ...
A: the lymph system and many nerves for that matter -"lives" right next to the arteries and so in a ...
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| femoral bypass | 5/8/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: i substained an injury to my right calf that resulted in a blood clot forming in my femoral ...
A: WELL, THE BEST PERSON TO ANSWER THAT I YOUR SURGEON, I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT YOUR HISTORY, BUT IN ...
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| Leg pain | 5/6/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: About 6 months ago started having pains in rt. leg, tired, and at night in pain. I now get pain in ...
A: there are so many things this could be and if you really wantme to try to help I need to know so ...
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| amputation of toes | 5/5/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My 32 year old son had severe leg pain and icy cold feet for three and a half weeks and after two ...
A: ir or was he a smoker? did they do a bypass to improve bloodflow? was it a general or vascular ...
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| replacement of clogged leg artery | 5/4/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have blockage in the top of my leg and wish to confer with a specialist about the surgery. I would ...
A: e I am sorry I dont know anyone in your area but there is a national database, it's here: ...
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| Splenic Artery Aneurysm | 3/22/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: I was diagnosed with high bp (176/126 scarry). I have always been in good health, bp always good, ...
A: I actually wrote a paper about this condition many years ago based on an anecdotal report. I am one ...
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| neck carotid artery vascular surgery | 3/19/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: What test should be done before neck this type of surgery?
A: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated ...
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| 50to60% right carotid arthery blockage | 3/10/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: I am a 54 year old relatively healthy and active female recently dx with hypertension. Never smoked ...
A: I have not examined you reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What ...
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| vascular surgery/temple area | 3/4/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: I had heavy head trauma on my left temple, after the swelling went down the bump appeared and would ...
A: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated ...
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| carotid artery | 2/27/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: I am 50 years old don't smoke, don't have high blood pressure, cholesterol is normal and the results ...
A: A thirty percent carotid artery stenosis (narrowing) is not operable. I would suggest a discussion ...
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| DVT & PE 17 years ago | 2/25/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: I am a 40 year old female. While undergoing radiation treatments for Hodgkin disease in 1990, I ...
A: You should see a vascular surgeon for a consult. Your condition may represent chronic venous ...
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| sensitivity in leg after femoral artery bypass | 2/24/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: My fiance had Femoropopliteal Bypass almost 4 weeks ago. He has been having issues with the leg, ...
A: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated ...
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| coronary heart disease | 2/23/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: in atheriosclerosis,when the plaque causes the coronary artery to become so clogged that a blood ...
A: Arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are basically the same thing. The plaque rupture is what ...
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| Discoloration of legs | 2/19/2008 | Curtis J. Edwards, MD, FACS |
Q: My husband was diagnosed with Peripheral Vascular Disease and has had two popletiel artery aneurysms ...
A: Skin discoloration is common in peripheral vascular disease secondary to impaired circulation ...
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| Deep Venous reflux | 1/22/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I was diagnosed several years ago with deep venous reflux. My doc. said it is light reflux. I had ...
A: you have to make sure your deep system is really working well before you get rid if the superficial ...
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