Chronic Venous Insufficiency Care Questions
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Should you elevate your legs above your heart while wearing compression stockings?
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Should you elevate both legs above your heart while wearing compression stockings, or should they be removed?
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If I lose weight, will that increase my chances of curing venous insufficiency?
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Who should I have treat my CVI, a vascular surgeon or vein specialist?
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The area where I live doesn't have many choices when it comes to vein doctors. They are two vein places: one doctor used to be general surgeon, while the other used to be cosmetic surgeon. They are now focusing...
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Can venous reflux cause pain in the legs if the veins are not enlarged? In other words, can reflux in a normal sized vein cause pain?
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I have superficial and deep vein reflux in both legs. Would I benefit from treatment?
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Ultrasound shows I have superficial and deep vein reflux in both legs. I am very symptomatic (heavy and achy legs) and manage this with compression stockings, elevation and exercise. Here is the greatest # on m...
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No matter the brand of compression stockings, my legs itch 2 hours after wearing them.
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I'm supposed to wear compression stockings, but they make my legs itchy. What can I do to remedy this?
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What treatment options are available for my CVI? I can't sit nor stand in one place and I have heavy, achy legs all the time.
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I started to have achy, heavy leg feelings about a month after I sprained my right ankle and scratched my left knee last April. I was diagnosed with CVI (reflux on GSV and other veins ) through ultrasound sever...
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Can I upgrade my compression stocking from 20-30 mmhg to 30-40 mmhg level?
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Since I started to have heavy, achy leg symptoms and being diagnosed with CVI a few months ago, I started to wear 20-30 mmHg compression stockings. It is the right tightness and helps some of my pain, but still...
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How long after a vein ablation do patients have to wear compression stockings?
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I had an ablation for venous insufficiency last week. One leg had to be done twice to get the vein to close off. How long must I wear compression stockings afterwards?
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What do I do if my doctor won't address my vein issues?
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I had DVT 3 years ago and have had severe symptoms since. I've seen at least 4 doctors and they won't recommend a treatment. With my last doc, I asked for a referral to a vascular physician and he ignored my re...
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I have been wearing compression stockings for years and they have kept ankle ulcers at bay, but over the last 6 months they have stopped working. Why?
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I have been wearing compression stockings for years and they have kept ankle ulcers at bay, but over the last 6 months they have stopped working. Why? The stockings are not old and are very snug. I now have bi...
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How much does chronic venous insufficiency increase your risk of DVT?
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Should everyone with CVI be on blood thinners?
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After having EVLT on the GSV and SSV in both legs, my ankles swell throughout the day, even with compression stockings. Is this normal?
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I had 4 EVLT procedures done in the U.S.--Lft GSV July 20, rt GSV July 22, and on July 25 SSV on both legs. I followed all instructions and wore compression stockings for 2 weeks. I have started back my exercis...
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Can foam sclerotherapy treat a valve problem?
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I was given an option of foam sclerotherapy treatment after a vein near the ankle bled spontaneously--as the NHS would only treat that vein and it is out of the question to have private treatment. Is there anyt...
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Is there treatment for reflux in great saphenous veins only upon standing?
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Since pregnancy in 2015, I have hx of pelvic congestion (recently embolized) and mild May Thurner's w/o DVT...my legs are the greatest source of my pain, and despite very obvious veins throughout my legs (inclu...
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Can a woman have pelvic congestion after having hysterectomy syndrome?
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Any thoughts on acupuncture or any other alternative treatments, for severe chronic venous insufficiency?
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My husband was recently diagnosed with severe chronic venous insufficiency, wondering if there are any alternatives to ablation ? Medication, acupuncture, etc
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A part of the surface of my skin is numb above the ankle and below the knee. How long before it returns to normal?
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Some part of the surface of my skin is numb above the ankle & below the knee how long before it gets normal.
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I had blood clots in both of my legs in 1997. No genetic factors and no clots since but I now have CVI. What are my options to get back healthy legs?
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Following the clots I was on Coumadin for 6 months and given the all clear. But since then my legs have been awful--varicose veins, spider veins, an ulcer that never opened but it's a brown lumpy mark on my leg...
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