Trying Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Is there a test, or how does one determine if leg veins are not constricting enough to maintain good circulation (or how to know if they are over-constricting)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 A vascular doctor can do a duplex ultrasound to see the circulation in your legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombsh3ll Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 This can only really be confirmed by specialist testing, but you could get a basic idea by the appearance of the legs, for example is there swelling or change in skin colour after standing or sitting with feet down? Does the calf diameter increase? Are her feet cold or warm? Veins plump juicy & visible or shrunken & flat/invisible. Pulses strong or weak/not felt (google dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulse points for where to feel). Does she benefit from compression stockings? All of these can give clues but are not an exact science. Personally I feel I am overconstricted - no veins, no swelling, cold pale extremities, weak peripheral pulses, hard to get blood from, no benefit from midodrine etc. but I have never had this formally assessed. B xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Example of diagnosis by symptoms: Upon standing my feet turn red, and you can see the veins pop out from the skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p8d Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 If feet/legs turn red/purple especially after a shower or other hot environment it’s a sign of blood pooling. I generally only noticed mine after a shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 hours ago, p8d said: If feet/legs turn red/purple especially after a shower or other hot environment it’s a sign of blood pooling. I generally only noticed mine after a shower. Yup. I have post phlebetic leg syndrome. I had 3 DVTs at once in my right leg in 1993. Still have cirulation issues. The vascular guy says they can ablate some surface veins to improve flow. I've been wearing compression stocking on that leg since then, although with POTS, I know do both legs and thigh high, where as I was using a knee high before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p8d Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Before my problems with hyper pots went nuts I wore thigh high compression stockings too. They raised BP 10-20 points systolic. It’s worth trying and seeing if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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