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That painful right leg - for Sqad
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As a follow up to [http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul
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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
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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
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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.
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.
07:42 Tue 18th Sep 2012
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.
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.
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