http://cvdforum.veinclinics.com/-2/venous-leg-ulcers/ A forum for phlebologists and physicians to collaborate and further the advancement of vein disease treatment Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:07:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://cvdforum.veinclinics.com/-2/venous-leg-ulcers/#comment-391 Anne Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:57:59 +0000 http://cvdforum.veinclinics.com/?p=8#comment-391 First, I would like to thank each and every doctor who is working on a solution to these leg ulcers. We patients need help badly! I have never been sure whether leg ulcers should be pierced and drained with a sterilized needle or left as they are, puffed up. My particular problem now is two large ulcers which developed following a fall. They are located on the backs of both legs. I drained them, and they have been probably the most painful things I've ever experienced. They seem to be healing, but the right leg is having a great deal of sharp pain beneath that ulcer. Because they are open, I cannot use stockings. I'm at a loss about how to proceed. My physician seems to have no answers, and I have scoured the web for information, with no results. If anyone here can possibly offer good advice, I would be eternally grateful. Thank you for this website and to all who participate in it. First, I would like to thank each and every doctor who is working on a solution to these leg ulcers. We patients need help badly! I have never been sure whether leg ulcers should be pierced and drained with a sterilized needle or left as they are, puffed up. My particular problem now is two large ulcers which developed following a fall. They are located on the backs of both legs. I drained them, and they have been probably the most painful things I’ve ever experienced. They seem to be healing, but the right leg is having a great deal of sharp pain beneath that ulcer. Because they are open, I cannot use stockings. I’m at a loss about how to proceed. My physician seems to have no answers, and I have scoured the web for information, with no results. If anyone here can possibly offer good advice, I would be eternally grateful. Thank you for this website and to all who participate in it.

]]> http://cvdforum.veinclinics.com/-2/venous-leg-ulcers/#comment-90 maddon5 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:38 +0000 http://cvdforum.veinclinics.com/?p=8#comment-90 My Doctor has prescribed a pair of "Jobst" gradient compression stockings for me to wear but they cause pain and tightness around the back of my knee and it seems as if they are cutting circulation in this area. I asked him if knee stockings instead of thigh high would be ok and he said no. I don't know what to do. My Doctor has prescribed a pair of “Jobst” gradient compression stockings for me to wear but they cause pain and tightness around the back of my knee and it seems as if they are cutting circulation in this area. I asked him if knee stockings instead of thigh high would be ok and he said no. I don’t know what to do.

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