That painful right leg - for Sqad

[kia cat]

As a follow up to [http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul
/Health-and-Fitness/Question880752.html]
I've at last had a ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI/ABI) check yesterday. Right arm bp was 150 [only one of the two readings are used] in left leg it was 152 in right leg it was 90. The nurse thought it should be followed up asap with a Vascular surgeon. Doc's appt for next week - GP said to nurse yesterday he'd treat it conventionally, at first.
Should I push him on this?
Any ideas please, I don't want this to drag on. Thanks

[ojread2]

www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul
/Health-and-Fitness/Question880752.html

I have no idea of the answer to your question but hopefully the link will now work for you

[ojread2]

http://www.theanswerb...s/Question880752.html

[ojread2]

ta da!

[Sqad]

oj....much appreciated.......I couldn't get it to work...thanks

Kia....I am going out to breakfast and will give your question full consideration on my return.

[Sqad]

Kia....
You certainly have a reduced blood flow to your right leg.

Now the next step is to identify whether the thigh vessel is the offender ( femoral artery) or the one at the back of the knee ( popliteal) or the one at the back of the leg (tibial) or all three.

For this you will need an angiogram.......injection of due into the arteries ( no big deal) to delineate the vessels.

If, one or all are significantly blocked then you will be offered a vein graft OR an autologous arterial graft ( a bit of your own artery.
IF this be the case, don' t worry as about 80% of these grafts will last you 10 years.

Your blood sugar will be checked, you cholesterol and any deviation form the norm will be dealt with.

Unless you are very worried, I wouldn't go privately as 6 weeks seems reasonable ( but not for me).

The above post makes a lot of assumptions.........forgive me.

Keep me informed.

[kia cat]

sqad - will do, a massive thanks, again.

[Sqad]

No problem kia.....will follow your situation with interest.