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: 8/14/2005 Subject: vericose veins
Question 34/6'3"/320#/nonsmoker for 5 years/no serious heart disease history issues
lauri,
hi. i have an issue with my right leg that i believe is vericose veins. directly along the front of my shin is a vein that is sticking out and is dark in color. it is painful sometimes to the point of not wanting to put pressure on it. i have been working out since january and putting much more stress on my legs since then AND i stand on my feet for 8 hours a day for work. i have noticed that i see the same pattern beginning in various other locations on the same leg and am worried of the outcome. i have NOT seen a doctor for this condition ( i currently do NOT have health insurance and am worried about the costs as well as it becoming a "pre existing" condition if i do become eligible for health insurance at some point) my family is worried for me and i am too. any help you can provide would be much appreciated. thanks so much.
Answer not sur what you are wanting to know, but you need an ultrasound (about 300.00 ) and then whatever treatment the US reveals you need (usually froma few hundred to a few thousand depending)
but there are conversative measure, best youcan do is wear 20-30 mm pressure unless contraindicated by concurrent arterial problems)
problem will not go away on it's own, best treat with compression (you can get goos sox from Ebay or www.ameswalker.com Bfxh
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