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| Leg Clots | 10/2/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have had a angiogram 3 months ago and found nothing I get really tired walking just a short ...
A: if angiogram is OK then it is not arteries in belly or legs. not classic vein or artery symptoms, ...
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| Raynaud's surgery? | 10/1/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I’m Marina Nedeljkovic, 24 years . Three years ago I got a diagnose of Raynaud’s syndrome. It’s ...
A: Sorry, as far as I know, there is no surgery for Raynauds, just keeping warm and protection from ...
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| gangrene | 9/30/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My husband, age 50 yrs. old had a heart bypass sept. 2005....he is am amputee, left leg....last ...
A: Oh my god girl, age 50 and looking at another amputation? where are you folks? nearest big town or ...
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| DVT Recovery | 9/29/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a 27 year old female diagnosed via doppler study 8 weeks ago with a DVT in my left leg. The ...
A: is your leg twice as big as the other? are you aure this is deep vein thrombosis or is it ...
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| Femoral_artery | 9/27/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have just been told that I have a 20% blockage of my Femoral artery. I am 77 years old and ...
A: well, of course, stopping smokingis the first thing, but not the easy answer. at this point, the ...
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| CDT | 9/23/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I'm 24 years old and 8 years ago I had a deep veins thrombosis (DVT) in my right leg after that in ...
A: Wow, you are young for these problems. I don't know what CDT is....but the only 2 things I know for ...
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| fom-pop life span | 9/18/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: They do the blood pressures and they check the entire graft as well. I hope this helps.I am 31 and ...
A: fem pop grafts last different times depending on whether they are from a vein, a man mae fabric or a ...
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| vascular surgery | 9/15/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My wife is 58yo Lupus suferer wtih antiphopholid syndrome with a history of DVT. She has been ...
A: it really depends on what type of surgery he does, and how long she is in bed after. usually ...
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| about stent placement | 9/15/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My husband is 59 yrs old. He has been tested and have found out that he has stenosis of the aortic ...
A: There is always a chance something can go wrong, you want a radiologist who has done lots of these ...
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| blocked artery | 9/12/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My father is 60 years old with diabetes and in the past has had a triple by past.(about 10 years ...
A: It is hard to say why they are awaiting, sometimes there are other problems that need to be taken ...
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| blocked carotid artery | 9/8/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My father who is 46 who battled diabetes for 5years now recently had a sever stroke 2 months ago. We ...
A: Jessica, THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE AT 100% blocked, sorry, but there are 4 arteries that feed the ...
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| ARMS | 9/7/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: . I read your previous reponse about TOS- I too wake up at night and my hands/fingers/arms are ...
A: Jen, yes, all these can be related to decreased bloodflow due to smoking, family history, caffiene, ...
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| Varicose vein | 9/7/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have a varicose vein on my right leg that was deterimed by ultrasound inspection to fail all the ...
A: RAy, NO, no, no, no, no.stripping is painful, tskes weeks from which to recover. there have been ...
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| Subclavian vein occlusion | 9/6/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: This is a follow up question. Well actually, it's the same question because I did not get an answer ...
A: Lisa, I am so sorry, I answered your question when I had a different question in mind, no wonder you ...
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| Leg bypass | 8/25/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I will like to know why your foot while lying down would hurt after having a blood clot removed in ...
A: Debby, there are a couple of reasons this might happen, 1st, the foot is deprived of blood when ...
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| ffailed fem pop bypass surgery | 8/19/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: my mother in law had fem pop bypass twice within about 18 months. the second time around she is no ...
A: the only time we stop trying to bypass is if the patient continues to smoke, then 3 is our personal ...
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| vien replacement in right let | 8/15/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: my father is 84 he has had two strokes(very minor)has type II diabetes, but other wise is in good ...
A: I think the most important thing to ask is if they know why he had the strokes? If the strokes are ...
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| pain pain pain | 8/14/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have been having pain in the groin area for about 3 months. They did an ultra sound and a ct but ...
A: well, it really could be anything, if the CT and the ultrasound did not show anything then get more ...
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| Carotid | 8/14/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My mother has had endarterectomy surgery on both her left and right carotids. She first had her ...
A: Well, I suppose it would be a carotid bypass, but I have to say, I have never had a patient who had ...
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| post surgery | 8/13/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: hard area surrounding the incision of Femoral Artery Endarterectomy. Is this normal? Hard area is ...
A: I assume this is fairly quickly post-op? a week or so? most likely hematoma, collection of ...
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| aorta blockage in abodomen | 8/10/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: age 55 165lbs blockage in aorta in stomach area. I have quit smoking several months ago. I have had ...
A: I didn't get that you needed heart surgery too, but in AAA surgery generally we follow the size and ...
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| Venous Stasis Ulcers and DVT | 8/10/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My husband is willing to go to another doctor. He just wants to go to one that will help him and ...
A: Cindy, the California doc I can suggest is a few hundred miles away in SF, but you might call his ...
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| leg pain/circulatory problems/vericose veins | 8/10/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am a 21 year old female non-smoker. I am 5' 4" and weigh 110 pounds. Ever since I was a young ...
A: Alexandra I am sorry you are having such trouble, this is really way beyond something I can do on a ...
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| Venous Stasis Ulcers and DVT | 8/9/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My husband has had venous stasis ulcers for about 1 year now. He had an unna boot for about 3 or 4 ...
A: Cindy, well this is a long, complicated problem and I am only able to offer a few pieces of advice. ...
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| leg pain | 8/7/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I have had leg pain for most of my adult life. I am 43 years old, no health problems except for my ...
A: Sue, these are not classic signs of arterial or venous disease, but an ultrasound to ascertain ...
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| DVT & exercise | 7/18/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: 41 y/o male. 6'2" 235# non-smoker It's been over a year since I was admitted to the hospital for ...
A: Treatment Treatment aims to prevent: the clot becoming larger the blood clot breaking loose and ...
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| lower extremity venous insufficiency | 7/18/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am 49 yrs old, in good health. I have a hx of venous insufficiency and had ultrasound and some ...
A: Venous insufficiency is a vein problem that can cause years of escalating pain and suffering for ...
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| venous stasis wounds | 7/16/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: - To whom this may concern - I found your site by looking on Google. I would like to know if ...
A: Brad, Venous insufficiency is a vein problem that can cause years of escalating pain and suffering ...
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| Amputation of 1/2 of foot vs below the knee | 7/15/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I'm writing because my Mother whom is an 84 years old non-smoker (but was subject to 2nd hand smoke ...
A: even if she has 1/2 foot amputated, she will need therapy. the only way to tell what the best spot ...
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| DVT in left groin--Varicous veins | 7/14/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: ..I am 35 yr old female,non-smoker,128lbs always been very active ex.jogging,weights,aerobics.When I ...
A: there are VERY few surgeons who do what is called deep vein bypass, I know one in Ohio. The veins ...
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| 100% Carotid Artery Blockage | 7/12/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am asking in regards to my Dad. He is 73 yrs. old, 5'11, 190 lbs. He was told he has 100% blockage ...
A: Melissa, I can't tell you how this was missed. Once it is 100% blocked tho, as I am sure they told ...
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| reason of post operation pain | 7/8/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: The Question is about my mother. Her age is 65. She had a Femoral poplitial bypass surgery done in ...
A: the pain is increased because the nerves are coming back "to life" and now that bloodflow is back to ...
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| Venous Stasis Ulcer | 7/1/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: About 2 years ago I had a venous stasis ulcer open and start bleeding on my right leg. The doctor ...
A: Oh My F' ing God James, Have they done an Ultrasound to see what cause of the problem is or are they ...
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| Angiogram | 6/30/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My grandfather was sent in for a simple angiogram. He was 79 years old. He ended up having two that ...
A: I am so sorry this is awfully hard for all of his family and loved ones. I really can't offer an ...
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| Blood clot Main Vein in leg | 6/22/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: My husband was dignosed with a blood clot behind the knee in his main vein the left leg he is ...
A: MONICA, MOIST HEAT, COMPRESSION, ELEVATION AND ANTI0INFLAMMATY MEDICATIONS LIKE MOTRIN, BUT CHECK ...
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| red and purple ankles | 6/21/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am 64 and I weigh 275.I have high blood pressure which is up more then down even with medication ...
A: Jackie, you can easily ask your DR to set up a venous duplex ultrasound but make sure that the ...
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| Aortic Aneursym? | 6/21/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Vitals: 28 y/o male, 145lbs (recently 167), ex-smoker (quit about 2 months ago, smoked for 9 ...
A: Well Ryan, I don't think it is an TAA just because of your age, but you would need an ultrasound to ...
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| DVT in upper left groin and damaged valve | 6/21/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: I am 30 years old and developed a massive DVT in my left leg at the groin when I was 35 weeks ...
A: There is only one doctor I know that does vein bypasses, he is in Ohio, you might try the vascular ...
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| Physical therapy for fasciotomy | 6/20/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: my husband had a abdominal and aortic aneurysm two years ago and the pressure was so great that he ...
A: Jody, it is hard to say in this setting, having never seen him, but in my experience, massage and PT ...
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| Femoro femoral bypass | 6/15/2006 | Lauri Ordway |
Q: Having femoro femoral bypass in a few days and curious about what I can expect in the hospital ...
A: First, best of luck you can expect a normal postop recovery with pain controlled by IV medication ...
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