Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
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CLI Advocacy Groups
Hi all! My name is Marissa and I am a nurse with a background in Emergency Medicine. My team and I are currently looking to team up with a Patient Advocacy Group for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) in order to help give a voice to all of...
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Awareness & Diagnosis
Hello all, I am currently doing research into the awareness and diagnosis of Peripheral Artery / Vascular Disease (PAD / PVD) as part of my education. I would be truly grateful if you could take the time in carrying out the following survey, it is
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New Heart Patient.. SCARED…
Hello, I am only 38 years old and proud father of a 20 months Old Son…. I was healthy but gained some weight over last couple years and stressful life due to some family issues… recently I had chest pain while working out in the gym and
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Triple bypass
Hi, I had to have a triple bypass on Jan 11th. I have diabetes also, they took an artery from my arm and 2 from my chest. Over the last week I have developed severe shoulder pain in my left shoulder. People keep telling me that it is just surgery pain...
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Late stage PAD
My widowed 76 year old mum had her leg amputated through the knee 11 yrs ago due to PAD. I am sad to say she did not stop smoking. Last week the vascular surgeon did a Doppler ultrasound as her stump is swollen and cold and she cannot wear...
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Numbness
Hi. I'm 40 and have been have numbness and tingling in feet. I'm getting tested for artery disease today. Do any of these symptoms match up. Blood pressure is up and down alot. Feet numb and legs up to buttocks. ...
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Sternal wires cold weather protection after CABG surgery
Hello, My name is Tom. I believe this is my first time posting, but I had a bypass surgery at the end of January 2018. They put sternal wires in to close me up. I had forgotten that when they released me from the hospital, it was in cold weather..
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