QUESTIONNAIRE ON LEG PROBLEMS

1. Do you have pain in the back of the calf along with swelling of the calf and leg?

Your pain and swelling may be from a clot in the deep veins, DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS or  due to leakage of blood due to valve damage of the deep veins (Deep Venous Insufficiency)

2. Do you have tender, soft knots or winding veins in the calf or leg that are worse after standing for long hours?

These are likely to be VARICOSE VEINS, weak-                         VARICOSE VEINS , venous stasis ulcer , venous stasis , venous ulcer , cellulitis leg , stasis dermatitis , leg cramps at night , Varicose Veins Treatment , leg swelling , leg muscles , leg cramps , lower leg pain , cellulitis , varicose veins , eczema , skin ulcer , restless leg syndrome, leg pain , blood clot in leg ,

walled veins that balloon out with the pressure of standing.

 

 

 

3. Do you have a fever, a red tender area or a red streak up your leg?

These are all signs of infection

4. Do your calves ache after walking, and is the pain relieved with rest?

Your muscles may not be getting enough blood because of  hardening/blocks of the arteries. This happens more in Diabetics, hypertensives, smokers, tobacco chewers.

5. Have your legs darkened especially around the ankles & shin ? Do you get recurrent bouts of infection or ulcers in the legs in these areas ? Have you been getting recurrent ECZEMA for many  years which has not been cured inspite of multiple visits to the skin specialist.

These are due to damage to the deep veins and will not settle till the venous system is treated.

DEEP VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY with leg blackening , leg pain at night , varicose ulcer , venous stasis dermatitis , leg ulcers , venous stasis ulcer , venous stasis , venous ulcer , cellulitis leg , stasis dermatitis , leg cramps at night , Varicose Veins Treatment , leg swelling , leg muscles , leg cramps , lower leg pain , cellulitis , varicose veins , eczema , skin ulcer , VENOUS ULCER WITH DVI , BLOOD CLOT IN LEG

6. Do you have marked swelling of your feet and lower legs?

You may have EDEMA from heart failure, kidney disease or blockage of blood returning towards the heart

7. Do you have an ulcer, eczema or blackened/darkened area on any part of the leg, which does not heal or keeps coming back again and again.

You might have a peripheral venous or arterial problem which must be evaluated and in most cases is treatable.

gangrene, eczema, diabetic foot