Having pain after an ablation is normal for about 4-6 weeks post ablation. The pain that you describe sounds like it is coming from your back not your legs. Follow up with your back surgeon.

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There is a possibility that the nerve got damaged and therefore you have constant pain. Please see a neurologist to make sure it is not nerve damage.

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Your overall situation is not typical, given the additional issue of back surgery and implants. We would not be able to comment on it without benefit of examination and test results, so we'd recommend you see your vascular physician. If you are not comfortable after that, seek a second opinion with another experienced, highly qualified vascular surgeon. Wish we could help more.

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There can be crossover symptoms between back and vein disease. If you had successful ablations in the setting of superficial vein disease, then symptoms from that issue should be out of the picture. Sounds like you should get another MRI looking for spinal spondylolisthesis. If thats not it, follow up with your vascular doctor.

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My first question would be whether you had any other vein treatments outside of the EVLT. If not, your new leg pain may be caused by the remaining refluxing veins in the legs that were not treated the first time. Often after people have an ablation procedure done, their venous circulation will change to account for the ablation. The result is that other veins can go bad. This is why routine follow-up after EVLT is so important. These veins then need to be treated.

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1. Based on your history, the pain in your back is likely related to your previous back issues.
2. The leg pain may related to your back, or from your leg pain.
3. Go back to your vein surgeon to determine whether there are unresolved issues involving your veins. A venous ultrasound can be performed. It is easier to treat vein problems, than it is to treat back issues in most cases.
4. If a vein issue can't be identified, return to your back surgeon, or see a neurologist.

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Leg pain can come from different sources, including spine or neurologic problems. Pain after a long flight should be taken seriously, and evaluated carefully, to rule out a deep venous thrombosis, which is a blood clot, which forms in your legs, and can travel to the heart and lungs. Long flights are are a risk factor for developing these, but sitting in one position for a long time can also aggravate a back problem. A back specialist could evaluate this.

Published on Jul 11, 2012