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| Painful lesions?, vessels?, under the skin | 11/16/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: This will be complicated but I will do my best to try to explain it clearly. For 6 years, I have ...
A: boy, i have no idea, i am so sorry, but i will print this out and ask the vascular surgeon i work ...
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| blood clot in back of thigh | 11/15/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: my 86 year old aunt has a blood clot in the back of her thigh. She had some kind of a dobbler test ...
A: i depends, if it is in the superficial veins, near the skin, it hurts, but is not dangerous-does not ...
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| VNUS closure pain | 11/15/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I had 2 VNUS closure procedures done last month with no complications. They were the lesser ...
A: I would for sure call him, over the weekend even. Did you have pain in the ankle during the ...
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| pain | 11/13/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am turning 16 in two months, I weigh 120, non smoker and I am anemic. I've had a few panic attacks ...
A: Selam, if you are 16, it would be very rare to have vein problems already. In almost 20 years, I can ...
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| Fem-pop & Fasciotmy | 11/12/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a 39 year old whose right foot suddenly became cold in September. After seeing a few doctors, ...
A: no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thinking like that is bad!! you did the best ...
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| Carotid artery surgery | 11/10/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My mom is 93 years old and her carotid artery is 65% clogged. Her doctor wants to do surgery where ...
A: based on current standards, in a symptomatic patient, carotid endarterectomy plus optimal medical ...
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| Should i follow a career in law or medicine??? | 11/10/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am currently a junior in High school in NY with a 94% avg. I am really interested in both ...
A: medicine is changing rapidly and will continue to do so, in clinic or hospital medicine is very much ...
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| complications femoral to femoral bypass | 11/9/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My 72 year mother, 5'3", maybe 110 lbs. has a long history of varicose veins and worsening edema ...
A: It sounds like she has what we call mixed vascular disease, in other words the arteries, that send ...
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| vessels | 11/8/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: ischemia is it decrease in blood supply or complete loss of blood supply or both?????????
A: ischemia is a restriction of bloodflow, usually due to a problem with arteries, which causes damage ...
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| vessels | 11/8/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: and iam medical student and i am little confused about using the word vasodilation does it refer in ...
A: u mean like new patient with non-healing, right plantar ulceration seen for wound assessment. ...
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| vessels | 11/8/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: and iam medical student and i am little confused about using the word vasodilation does it refer in ...
A: Vasodilation means the widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of the muscular wall of ...
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| aneurysms | 11/7/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have had sergury for aaa and in a recient exame I was told that I have another aneursym found by c ...
A: instead of reinventing the wheel, take a peek at these sites: ...
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| Vascular surgery recovering process | 11/6/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My mother underwent vascular surgery on Aug 10 2006 in India. She had a blood clot in her iota which ...
A: well, most people with an aortic aneurysm do very well, but it is a long, difficult surgery ad t is ...
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| cabg and pedal edema | 11/6/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: With post CABG patients = what are the causes of pedal edema? How long can my patients expect it to ...
A: we have extra veins, the blood will just reroute thru another vein, but removing an artery would ...
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| reducing swelling of leg | 11/5/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Is there any protocol to reduce swelling in leg, especially around knee area after vascular surgery ...
A: well, the BEST way to find out what is happening is to make appoint w/ surgeon and let them assess, ...
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| Vein valves damage causes non healing ulcer | 11/5/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My mom is 61 yrs old.She doesn't smoke,drink or not obese. No family history of vein or circulation ...
A: 1) Is there any treatment available for this kind of problem, traditionally, non traditionally, ...
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| femoral bypass surgery on legs | 11/4/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: 4 months ago i had horrible pain in my left leg around top og thigh and down left side of leg. I had ...
A: because you are smoking is number one answer in our clinic, in my experience, we do 3 bypasses on ...
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| reducing swelling of leg | 11/4/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Is there any protocol to reduce swelling in leg, especially around knee area after vascular surgery ...
A: what kind of vascular surgery? belly aneurysm? arterial aneurysm? vein aneurysm? how long ago was ...
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| bilateral arms/legs falling asleep | 10/12/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am 32 y/o female. I am an occupational therapist (so I have some medical background) and have ...
A: well, I am sorry, these could be symptoms of many things, from a vascular standpoint you'd need an ...
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| clogged artirie in neck | 10/9/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: If you have a completely blocked artery in the neck and are told nothing can be done about it What ...
A: most docs do an ultrasound on the "open" carotid on a 6 month or annual basis to make sure it does ...
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| surgery to relieve secondary raynaud's syndrom | 10/9/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have been diagnosed with rynauds but I am having problems with finding a doctor in this area who ...
A: the best thing you can do for yourself is to look for a job in a warm climate. it is nearly ...
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| pain after Vnus procedure | 10/8/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Both of my legs have many of the symptoms of varicose veins...heaviness, achiness, etc. I had an ...
A: sorry you had a bad experience. first i suggest you read some info at the VNUS website www.vnus.com ...
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| no pulse in left leg | 10/6/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My 83yr old mum has in last month had a split skin graft on a small part of leg.This has not taken ...
A: the only way i know to get a wound to heal is fr it to have bloodflow the only way that i know of to ...
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| Ilio-femoraland bifemoral bypass surgery | 10/3/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I may need the above surgery if the surgon is unable to put a stent in my right iliac artery which ...
A: society for vascular surgeons at http://www.vascularweb.org/ there are tons of images (if you ...
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| dvt and compression wraps for vsu | 9/25/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a wound nurse seeing a non diabetic, ambulatory patient with several venous stasis ulcers on ...
A: it is the arterial issues that are the problem, arterial ulcers and venous ulcers need totally ...
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| no pulse in arm | 9/22/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My daughter has had her first rib removed in 2005. After that she had no more problems with the ...
A: well, it is news to me that it is normal not to have a pulse in your arm. this is usually a very ...
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| moms surgery | 9/22/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: my 83 yr old mom had only 30% blood flow in her Ll leg. Dr put in 2 stints ( 1 above knee and 1 in ...
A: your doc's answer is what my answer would be to the same call. elevate the leg a bit, nott too high ...
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| post open AAA repair | 9/20/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: It has been eight weeks since my husbands surgery. All appears to be fine except he has a large ...
A: following a AAA surgery IS a LONG, HARD RECOVERY, BUT in our practice and in most practices i have ...
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| My father has gangrene foot with open wound on top of foot | 9/20/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Ordway, I hope you can help us with a e=very difficult situation for my dad. I am very worried ...
A: Oh, your panic over this situation and your love for your dad is so evident. First, I would ask for ...
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| Thrombophlebitis Venous Stasis | 9/19/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have been diagnosed with this post my Tib/Fib spiral fracture in 2000. I have what appears to be ...
A: well, losing weight helps, ask me!!! I have tried to lose weight for years! but there are things ...
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| Rt. Artery in Neck 100% blocked | 9/18/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: A fried was diagnosed with 100% blockage in right artery in neck and the other was 48% blocked. ...
A: pretty crummy way to tell him, but essentially correct, most docs do an ultrasound on the "open" ...
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| Blood clot behind the knee | 9/17/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I had an operation after injuring my achilies while playing sports and suffered a blood clot (DVT) ...
A: you know, I forgot to ask , which vein, was it really a deep vein thrombosis or superficial ...
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| RFA of GSV in patient with history of DVT | 9/16/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: In the above patient she had a single episode of DVT with trauma as the precipitating factor. Now ...
A: ONLY if she has a GOOD ultrasound to show that there is adequate out flow in the deep system. if ...
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| fem fem bypass | 9/6/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I'm a 53 yr. old female. Since I have gotten really bad in 2006 I have went from 175 lb. to 230 lbs. ...
A: the best vascular surgeon i know is at lima ohio there is no doubt in my mind that he will be s ...
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| fem fem bypass | 9/4/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I'm a 53 yr. old female. Since I have gotten really bad in 2006 I have went from 175 lb. to 230 lbs. ...
A: why did they do a fem fem instead of bypassing the blocked artery..I mean was it the aorta? the ...
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| Upper leg & groin pain after blood clot that led to femoral vein damage | 9/2/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I hope you have time for this, and can help with some advice and/or insight, thank you so much! I am ...
A: will your insurance let you go to mass general? they have the best vascular group in the country, if ...
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| Closure Procedure | 9/1/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a 42 year old female that has a history of DVT's vericose veins philbitis and cellulitis. I did ...
A: Well, I help do 10 closures or so a week and have for the past 5-6 years... we use the radio ...
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| vein transplant donor | 9/1/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am in need of information on being a vein donor-or if there is such a thing. On Friday 8/29/08 my ...
A: Mandy I wish I could tell you why, but I know that inn all my years in this field, we have never had ...
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| cartoid endarteterectmy vascular surgery | 8/30/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: i am having surgery 8th September and will hopefully be flying to honolulu 16th October will this ...
A: I am sorry, I know you think I can answer this but prudence prevents me from answering without alot ...
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| Thromboangitis Obliterans/Buerger's Disease | 8/22/2008 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Good morning!! My name is Chris and I am thirty years old. I live in the Arctic of Detroit, MI. I ...
A: just walked in after 12 hour day.can't give adequate reply tonight, will reply tomorrow. lauri ...
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