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"It's Probably Just My Age" In my practice, I hear some version of this almost every week. A patient comes in — usually at the encouragement of a spouse or adult child — with legs that have been swollen, achy, and...
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Peripheral artery disease affects millions of people, and for most of them, it progresses slowly over years. Lifestyle changes, medications, and careful monitoring can keep it...
If you have been waking up in the middle of the night with pain in your legs and you are not sure what is causing it, I want you to know that you are not alone — and that...
If you have diabetes, you’ve probably heard your doctor talk about protecting your feet. But you may not fully understand why your feet are so vulnerable — or how closely...
When a patient comes to see me with leg pain, foot numbness, a wound that won’t heal, or a concern about circulation, there’s one test I almost always start with: the...
Most people don’t know they have peripheral artery disease until it’s been silently progressing for years. That’s one of the most frustrating aspects of PAD as a vascular surgeon...
I see a version of this scenario in my office more than you might think. A patient — usually someone who smoked for 20 or 30 years and quit a couple of years ago — comes in...
A few weeks ago, a patient came in after a long flight from overseas. She had noticed that one of her calves felt sore and looked puffy by the time she landed, and her husband...
“Can PAD be reversed?” is one of the most common questions I hear from patients after a diagnosis. It’s the right question to ask — and it deserves a direct, honest answer. The...
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) can affect your toes before you ever notice classic calf pain. Because toes are at the far end of your circulation, reduced blood flow can show up...
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Gangrene on the leg is a medical emergency that demands immediate attention—because once tissue starts to die from poor blood flow or infection, the situation can escalate fast....