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Lauri Ordway U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.88 Clarity of Response 9.84 Politeness 9.98 Response Time(hr) 16.0 --Last 90 Days(hr) 25.3 Total Questions 2674	I can answer your questions related to your circulation, your peripheral vascular system. This includes all arteries and veins except those inside the head and inside the heart. For example, neck (carotid), arms (carotid subclavian bypasses to Thoracic Outlet) belly (aortic aneurysm & occlusive disorders, renal artery stenosis), legs (iliac, femoral, popliteal, peroneal, dorasalis pedis, posterior and anterior tibial) arteries. Aneurysm & occlusive disease, atherosclerosis, leg pain, arterial wounds and gangrene, amputation prevention. Arterial Bypass, Reynaud’s, Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans), Thoracic Outlet and other circulation disorders. Vein disorders: Blood Clots (DVT), post-phlebetic syndrome, varicose veins, venous stasis ulcers. I can help with vascular wounds from diagnosis to treatments. I have worked extensively with VNUS Closure and EVLT (Laser) for varicose veins and can describe pre and post procedure expectations and describe the procedures themselves. I can't help with spider veins or cosmetic vein treatment, we don't do it. I have 15 years of wound care experience, arterial, venous, trauma and diabetic wounds for example. **I CANNOT answer questions about STENTS or STENTING, heart disease, blood pressure, brain aneurysm although I can help with questions about the arteries that go to and from those organs.

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Lauri Ordway

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I can answer your questions related to your circulation, your peripheral vascular system. This includes all arteries and veins except those inside the head and inside the heart. For example, neck (carotid), arms (carotid subclavian bypasses to Thoracic Outlet) belly (aortic aneurysm & occlusive disorders, renal artery stenosis), legs (iliac, femoral, popliteal, peroneal, dorasalis pedis, posterior and anterior tibial) arteries. Aneurysm & occlusive disease, atherosclerosis, leg pain, arterial wounds and gangrene, amputation prevention. Arterial Bypass, Reynaud’s, Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans), Thoracic Outlet and other circulation disorders. Vein disorders: Blood Clots (DVT), post-phlebetic syndrome, varicose veins, venous stasis ulcers. I can help with vascular wounds from diagnosis to treatments. I have worked extensively with VNUS Closure and EVLT (Laser) for varicose veins and can describe pre and post procedure expectations and describe the procedures themselves. I can't help with spider veins or cosmetic vein treatment, we don't do it. I have 15 years of wound care experience, arterial, venous, trauma and diabetic wounds for example. **I CANNOT answer questions about STENTS or STENTING, heart disease, blood pressure, brain aneurysm although I can help with questions about the arteries that go to and from those organs.

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Recent Answers

2012-02-05 travel with blocked carotoids:

Jerri- here is the results of studies that ask when it s BEST to do a carotid endarterctomy.... I still dont know the cause of your problem or if you are symptomatic or not but I do feel strongly your

2012-02-04 travel with blocked carotoids:

Jerri Are you symptomatic? If you are you need a second opinion, at 78 & 80% blockage, if you are symptomatic, you fall into the need surgery area. If ASYMPTOMATIC, still I feel a 2nd opinion is important

2012-01-31 Cold hands and feet all the time:

Susan I am so sorry but these questions are way above my pay grade. Cold hands and feet can be caused by so many things and I am not any where near an expert in endocrinology which i suspect is where

2012-01-31 Scar removal from open carotid endarterectomy:

carol the best thing to get rid of scars is tincture of time. your body needs time to heal and it takes a good six weeks for scar tissue to develop, fill in the area and then soften up. I seriously suggest

2012-01-22 Blockage of Aorta:

Sally I am sorry to hear this. Both the amputations and the bypasses he needs are about the same trauma to the patient, granted the amputations take less surgical time and so less time under anesthesia