I had no pain after my first set of sclerotherapy injections. One week later I have pain that is not alleviated by Motrin and compression. What now?
I did have a thorough ultrasound. I did not take any OTC pain med until today. I have been walking. My entire leg hurts from foot all the way up the back to the top of the thigh. It's particularly uncomfortable when I bend my knee. I've tried to keep it propped all day when I've had to sit.
Answers from doctors (8)
You developed superficial thrombophlebitis. Take ibuprofen and follow up with your doctor.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
You may have phlebitis. Please consult with your physician.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Pain after any intervention needs re-evaluating.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
You should consider seeing your doctor for a follow up. Complications following sclerotherapy are rare, but can still occur. Most commonly, the symptoms you are feeling are due to "trapped blood" from segmental closure of the vein.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Something obviously changed during that last week. You need to have a repeat ultrasound performed to make sure everything is flowing correctly. It is also important to check and make sure that the previous sclerotherapy treatment did not shut down something that you did not want shut down.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
I have never heard of this before and I have been doing sclerotherapy for 15 years. I wonder what you were injected with. I would assume it will resolve with time, but you should not be retreated until this is sorted out.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Sometimes when people have their veins treated they limp or favor one leg, and you may have developed sciatica from this. If the pain is in the area of the vein lasered, then I would recommend taking Motrin or Alleve for a few weeks. Also, you could ask your doctor for a prescription for vasculera and see if this helps.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
You did not mention if the ultrasound was before or after the treatment. If before, you should have it repeated to include the deep veins. If everything is normal on that, it is difficult to assess without seeing you. Were both legs treated? Did you wear compression hose during that first week? I recommend reevaluation by your treating physician or a second opinion by another physician who is vascular trained and specializes in these treatments. Your symptoms are very usual and may not be related to the treatments.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
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