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Peripheral Artery Disease: stop smokin' keep walking?Read the article this discussion is about
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» Fairdinkum - stop smokin' keep walking? In response to Knowledge is power posted by feistyfemale56:Hi Virginia I eally appreciate these articles. The way I look at it is all disabilities manifest in 3 forms: pain, mobility problems (body/limbs) or behaviour. Some don't clearly show themselves to the unskilled, some present more risks than others. Some need the spouse to point them out or are lucky to have that resource. There are sneaky problems that are totally asymptomatic or 'hidden' unless specific tests are done or incidental findings made. 'Referred pain' where the problem is not at the site eg leg pain caused by the back. Heart to arm etc. Overall, there can be any number of reasons for the one complaint...the vague symptoms Deb refers to are hopefully less vague to the clinically aware. BUT do we go to the doctor worried about everything VS it's all a natural part of age-ing I have to put up with..or is that with which I have to put up. Here's a medical article from a site I trust supporting your article: I don't know yet how to differentiate between intermittent claudication pain or from varicose veins and what prompts me to pull over and rest. The tests mentioned in your article would do it. Being a diabetic..I'm up for pretty regular reviews. I do know what sciatica feels like so I do wonder about the others...hmmm... I looked for other related articles. Here's an (informed) consent form on surgery for varicose veins. Check out how one is to understand there are no guarantees of the 'procedure's' success!: and a decent medical article related to varicose veins and DVT: Best wishes Jeff -- posted by Fairdinkum
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