Suggest Treatment For Chronic Limb Ischemia

Posted on Mon, 26 Dec 2016

Question: Had ablation both legs 2months ago .have constant pain left calf at shin .plus left calf shrunk after 1rst treatment and remains smaller

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Veins and arteries ultrasound should be done.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Such symptom can be a sign of chronic arterial ischemia of your legs. Veins thrombosis should be always considered. Pulse check and legs palpation does not prove anything and does not rule out either. Please note that the only test to rule out both conditions is veins AND arteries doppler ultrasound.
Please have this tests done. Without it, you can not be sure about the reason.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar