AboutLauri Ordway Expertise I can answer your questions related to peripheral vacular disorders. This includes all arteries and veins except those inside the head and inside the heart. IE: neck (carotid), arms (carotid subclavian bypases to Thoracic Outlet) belly (aortic aneurysm & occlusive disorders, renal artery stenosis), legs (iliac, femoral, popliteal, peroneal, dorasalis pedis, posterior and anterior tibial) arteries. Aneurysm & occlusive disease, atherosclerosis, leg pain, arterial wounds and gangrene, amputation prevention. Vein disorders: Blood Clots (DVT), post-phlebetic syndrome, varicose veins, venous stasis ulcers. I can help with vascular wound treatments. Also, Raynauds, Buerger`s disease, Thoracic Outlet and other miscellaneous vascular disorders.
I CANNOT answer questions about your heart disease, blood pressure, brain aneurysm, although I can help with questions about the arteries that go to and from those organs.
Experience I am a nurse, I have worked for 14 years with two terrific peripheral vascular surgeons, one of them is also the inventor of very innovative wound care products and surgical instruments to make vascular surgery procedures better and faster. I wrote and manage our clinic website and field questions from patients all over the world.
Expert: Lauri Ordway Date: 5/6/2008 Subject: Leg pain
Question About 6 months ago started having pains in rt. leg, tired, and at night in pain. I now get pain in the upper rt thigh. Not sure what this could be. Started taking vit. c, eating bananas. Have not gone to my MD as of yet.
Answer there are so many things this could be and if you really wantme to try to help I need to know so much more
with the bananas it sounds llike you think it may be a cramp?
age?
general health?
weight?
smoker? ever? how long?
pain started in what part of leg?
describe pain
what makes better?
what makes worse?
anyone in your family have blood vessel problems?
etc etc etc
lauri
