I had saphanous vein EVLT 30 days ago, my latest ultrasound showed inflammation in the calf and inner thigh, doctor prescribed ani-inflammatory and said it’s ok to travel as he sealed the way to the femur main vein. Is it ok I travel for 5 hours flight?
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Presumably by your description and your treating physician's lack of concern, these are superficial clots. Deep clots would warrant anticoagulation but superficial clots as described can be treated with anti inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) and compression. If the clots...
One of the common symptoms and sings of varicose veins is leg swelling, swelling usually improve after treatment of varicose veins (ablation of the dysfunctional veins), if you develop the swelling immediately after ablation of your veins, the doctor should look for the reason for that. It could...
When done correctly, the chance of a vein opening after EVLT is quite small. It might be more likely that the diameter of the vein was large and the settings for treatment were too low and the vein never properly closed in the first place. In many cases, EVLT...