Get answers from our experienced doctors. How it works

Ambulatory Phlebectomy Questions

I have been injecting drugs into my femoral vein. For the past few days the area has been very painful and swollen. Could I have a blood clots?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
The area around the injection site is swollen and painful to the touch. I think I might have missed my vein when injecting, and am concerned I may possibly have an abscess. I am even more concerned that it is b... Read more
Just had stripping surgery to treat sapheno-popliteal (right) and sapheno-femioral (left). Was stripping the best treatment?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
Legs are numb and freezing. Looking upon the site, I'm concerned about whether stripping was the best treatment. I'm day on 7 following op; pain has mostly gone, swelling and bruising all fine but both legs are... Read more
Can i wear compression stockings on a arterial ulcer?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
I had my artery ballooned in my leg last week to help heal my leg ulcer. Should I wear a compression stocking? There is no mention of this in my discharge letter. Read more
Is it normal to shower over my bandaged wounds after phlebectomy?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
They told me to let the sutures fall off naturally but it looks like padding and tape over the top of my wounds. They told me to shower with them. Read more
Is it completely necessary to wear a compression leotard beyond two weeks post recovery?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
I had a laser ablation at the junction near my hip three months ago on the great saphenous vein on my right leg. I had multiple phlebectomies two weeks ago to finish. My vascular surgeon recommends wearing the ... Read more
Is it safe to have breast augmentation 4 weeks after a phlebectomy?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
The phlebectomy was minor with only 13 incisions. Incisions have healed. Is there an increased risk for DVT due to recent phlebectomy? Read more
Can I baby wear my 20lb child, in a strap on carrier, as a loophole to the weight restriction? I will sit to pick her up and put her in the carrier.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
My doctor said I would not be able to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk for two weeks, but I did get the okay to sit and pick up my 16-month-old daughter who weighs about 20lbs. I can NOT pick her up... Read more
I had a bilateral high ligation of GSV with phlebectomy. Puncture sights and areas where varicose veins were are fine, but not where GSV's were.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
On the inside of left thigh, there is a 5 inch long hard and painful knot going up the leg and higher in different areas. On the right, there are some in the mid inner thigh. These are more painful now than a w... Read more
How long after phlebectomy on both legs can I get back to my on-your-feet job?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
Hi, I spend a lot of time on my feet for work (all day sometimes). How soon after a phlebectomy on both legs can I start to spend the day standing up? Read more
Get answers from our experienced doctors.
How it works
Why would a doctor recommend a patient wear compression stockings for life?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
I had endovenous laser ablation and phlebectomy, yet my doctor still suggests I wear compression stockings for life. I'm so disappointed. I originally wanted spider vein treated but I had to have the phlebectom... Read more
After the procedure is done, can you wear knee-high compression socks or does it have to be thigh-high compression socks?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
I was told to wear thigh high compression socks the last time I had a procedure where they closed one vein off. It was painful. They wouldn't stay up and they irritated my skin, leaving red marks around my leg.... Read more
My physician is recommending an Ambulatory Phlebotomy under general anesthesia. Is that common?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
53 yo male with left leg chronic symptomatic varicose veins and a 2 cm venous aneurysm located in his anterior medial thigh in the setting of saphenous vein reflux. The patient also has left leg skin thinning, ... Read more
I am having phlebectomy after few days.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
1- When I can wear high heels after the procedure? 2- When I can wear jeans pants? 3- When I can take normal showers? 4- When I can stand up for a while? Read more
Is it normal to have new varicose veins a month after phlebectomy?
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
I notice a new small varicose vein a month after phlebectomy. It is very small and hardly seen but I am worried about it Read more
I have heaviness in my leg 8 weeks after phlebectomy.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy -1 answer
I had a phlebectomy 8 weeks ago and the veins are still visible but smaller than before and there are new ones as well, as I still have heaviness. I went to the doctor a week after the procedure and he said eve... Read more

Related Articles