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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about varicose veins.

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Ignore: Show him/ her your legs and see if you have varicose veins.

Answered 11/10/2014

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: How can I find out if they're causing my leg pain and swelling? Will insurance cover it?

Answered 7/30/2014

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Dr. Thomas Wright answered

Specializes in Phlebology

Ignore: You need to symptoms and medical risks varicose veins because most doctors dont think about it.

Answered 9/28/2014

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Dr. Stephen Jarrard answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: Inform your doctor that your legs feel more achey and heavier thru the day and have swollen areas.

Answered 7/30/2014

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

Ignore: Ask about exercise medication treatment least invasive like sclerotherapy and laser and stocking.

Answered 7/27/2014

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Ignore: Veins are treated by ablation of the greater saphenous vein. That vein is used for heart surgery.

Answered 8/2/2014

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Ignore: Show the veins and ask if there is any danger with the veins.

Answered 11/13/2014

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Ignore: How can varicose veins be treated and when?

Answered 4/5/2015

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Dr. Joel Gotvald answered

Specializes in Vascular Surgery

Ignore: Don't assume varicose veins are just a cosmetic issue. Ask your MD to refer you to a vein specialist.

Answered 6/19/2015

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Dr. Zbigniew Moszczynski answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: Just present your symptoms like leg pain, bulging varicose veins, itching, swelling , restless leg.

Answered 9/14/2015

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Dr. Herve Dumont answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: Show your doctor your varicose veins and the physician will guide you to the right path...

Answered 12/25/2015

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Dr. Angelina Postoev md facs answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: Tell doctor if you have easy fatigue in your legs, cramps, swelling. All signs of varicose veins.

Answered 1/27/2016

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