I had all my blue surface veins injected October 2012, leaving me in severe pain that caused me to go mental. After the procedure, my foot was severely inflamed. It eventually settled after 4 months but still aches underneath the bridge and ball of my foot. Is this normal? Will the pain last forever?
You need to be evaluated.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
A follow-up ultrasound would be recommended. Usually, doctors don't inject those reticular veins to prevent staining. If the veins are bulging, then they would be taken out. Make sure your physician is accredited by the American College of Phlebology.
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It's normal to have some discomfort and pain while the vein goes into its inflammatory phase before being absorbed by the body. Sclerotherapy can cause superficial venous phlebitis, which may be the cause of your pain. I usually prescribe Pennsaid topical, baby aspirin, and frequent heat compresses along with compression to help heal the site. But I cannot make a diagnosis without actually examining you, so refer back to the physician who treated you, or seek a second opinion.
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Make sure something else is not the problem. Contact your doctor and request a follow-up appointment.
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It is possible that some sclerosant leaked through microscopic vessels connecting a vein to an artery. You are very lucky that you did not experience any disastrous consequences, like gangrene and tissue loss. The tissue may revascularize over a long time. This happens rarely and you got very, very lucky in the end.
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Definitely doesn't seem normal, but it's impossible to comment on something I have never seen or examined. I don't even have any procedural details. For this, I would contact the physician who performed the procedure.
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It is not uncommon to have soreness, tenderness and discomfort in the treated veins after sclerotherapy. Most people do not describe the pain as severe, and it generally goes away in a few months but can last longer. Without examining you personally it would be very hard to predict how long it might last.
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It is most unusual for your symptoms to be due to sclerotherapy. What you describe sounds like plantar fascists. In all my years of treating venous disease and doing sclerotherapy, I have never seen sclerotherapy cause the symptoms that you describe. I feel that you need a full evaluation by a vein specialist to see if your symptoms are sclerotherapy related. If so, then I would be completely off tract. If your symptoms are not due to your veins or the procedure, then you need to be seen by a podiatrist or neurologist, or both.
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No
Published on Jul 11, 2012