Endovenous Laser Ablation Questions
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A lot of pain after surgery on my calf.
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I had my treatment done last week, and I have a lot of pain on my calf and tingling feeling from my lower calf to my ankle. Is this normal?
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Can you explain the cause of two phenomena that occur during the endovenous laser procedure?
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What causes the "garlic taste" in your mouth during the endovenous laser ablation? What causes the "water dripping sensation" when the doctor is doing the tumescence?
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I have pressure in my lower back and pain in the legs after ablation. Is this normal?
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Last year, my leg pain started and two weeks after, I had extreme pressure in low back and circling around me. After many tests, they took out my hardware from a fusion I had at L5 L4 in 2012. My fusion worked ...
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Are risks of complications during pregnancy higher after having endovenous laser ablation?
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I had this surgery a year ago, then again 4 days ago because the first one was not successful. I would like to get pregnant in the next could of months, but an worried about clots. Should I be, or are there o...
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What is the difference between endovenous laser ablation and radiofrequency ablation? Which is best?
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Is there a stem cell treatment for veins after EVLT?
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I had gotten EVLT done on my right and left great saphenous veins. This was in 2009, and since then I am having so much pain on my lower calves and ankles, and i started to see some skin discoloration as well. ...
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Need to decide between VNUS closure and Endo Laser Ablation
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I had my large saphenous vein removed and now I need my smaller saphenous vein removed in R/L and large saphenous in L/L. I Have 2 good doctors and have read that vnus has less bruising. Is it better than ELT?
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Ankle swelling and numbness
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I had endovenous laser of my lower right leg on 4/28 and still have significant pain and swelling in my ankle. I also have the numbness, but I understand that the nerve is involved and hopefully it will heal.
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What should be done about veins that reopen or are partially occluded?
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I am an active 45 year old who had endovenous laser ablation done on the great saphenous vein and lesser saphenous vein. After 4 months of complications, I had an ultrasound to determine the source. It turns ou...
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should I have muscular pain in my thight in the leg that I had the ablation done on and is there need to call my doctor?
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should I have muscular pain in the thigh that I had my ablation done. Is there a need to call my doctor?
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Why am I still in pain 3 months after EVLT?
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I had ELA on both legs 3 months ago. I developed phlebitis in my right leg, which subsided after about a month. However, the inside of my calf is still tender (not to mention numb), and the pain has recently wo...
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Does endovenous laser ablation remove veins?
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Are the problem veins removed after ELA or are they just left there? Is that bad for the body to have dead tissue laying around?
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How can you tell if a saphenous vein has reopened post-laser surgery?
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Sapheno Femoral Junction?
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Can a laser effectively occlude an incompetent Sapheno femoral Junction? If it does, which modality is better; Diode or NdYag?
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Will my legs change in shape, and get smaller after endovenous laser ablation?
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Will my legs change in shape, and get smaller after endovenous laser ablation?
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Why do I have pain behind my left knee (back of leg, not kneecap)?
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I had endovenous laser treatment last week (~50 cm strip behind my left leg, 72 hr f/u sono and no clotting evident). Bruising is resolving nicely but the entry point for the laser fiber is sore and painful. Sh...
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I gained three pounds two days after EVLA, could it be fluid retention?
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Why has EVLT not improved my chronic leg swelling?
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It's been 4 wks since I had EVLT and Phlebectomy of my left leg. I continue to have the same chronic, daily leg swelling that I did before treatment. I have a follow-up appt in 3 mths but I am less than optimis...
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