varicose veins/phlebitis/vein damage

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Horse chestnut extract is extremely good for varicose veins. They also

recommend vitamin K cream but he should not use that if he has clotting

problems already - vit K helps the blood to clot.

 

I think that he needs to look at his diet and check out alternative therapies

that will be of help. I have done a quick search and the following sites

looked interesting.

 

http://www.vvclinic.co.uk/

 

http://bidclix.net/PopUps/Popup113.jsp?gId=6 & opt=1 & excID= & nl=10 & pop=1 & p=3003 &

cat=24 (go down the page about half way and it gives lots of good tips).

 

http://www.varicose-veins.co.uk/ again go down the page to Treatment

 

http://www.lifestages.com/health/varicose.html

 

Please ensure that any creams or potions that he gets must be free of vit K.

I would think that White Willow Bark supplements would be helpful but he

should check with a good dr before he does anything.

 

Hope this helps a little.

 

Marianne

 

 

> Larry is very active and on his legs about 8 hours a day with his job. Bad

> case of phlebitis that wasn't medicated aggressively enough a year ago led

> to bed rest and permanent vein damage as well blood clots that took 8

> months

> of Coumadin to dissolve. End result is wear compression stocking daily and

> lots of pain and aching by the end of the day/every day, upper thigh

> measurements are 3 inches larger by evening, as compared to morning.

> Specialist said that there is nothing more they can do except surgery which

> would likely just transfer where the problems are to the smaller veins.

>

>

> I'm looking for ideas to try. He is only in his 40's. He has normal blood

> pressure and no other medicate problems except for reflux, and now possibly

> glaucoma.

>

>

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Larry is very active and on his legs about 8 hours a day with his job. Bad

case of phlebitis that wasn't medicated aggressively enough a year ago led

to bed rest and permanent vein damage as well blood clots that took 8 months

of Coumadin to dissolve. End result is wear compression stocking daily and

lots of pain and aching by the end of the day/every day, upper thigh

measurements are 3 inches larger by evening, as compared to morning.

Specialist said that there is nothing more they can do except surgery which

would likely just transfer where the problems are to the smaller veins.

 

 

I'm looking for ideas to try. He is only in his 40's. He has normal blood

pressure and no other medicate problems except for reflux, and now possibly

glaucoma.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear ;

There is a good chance that Larry is suffering from a coper

deficiency. To see how to get more copper from food, see;

http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/copper3.html

Sincerely, Charles Weber