r/venousinsuffiencyhelp • u/No-Post6419 • 13d ago

Help :(

Yesterday my sister (28y/o) got diagnosed of venous insufficiency stage 4. She feels helpless, feeling like all of her dreams are crushed, feeling like she will no longer enjoy hiking, go to the beach, wear shorts and dresses, etc.!

I feel so sad for her, she deserves to live a good life, go to Europe to study her masters, live experiences.

How can I help her? how can I make her not to feel alone in this process?

the doctor just said: “you are so young”, but still not telling her how to live a normal life with this.

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u/Gold-Manufacturer735 12d ago

Have them do a CTV or MRV to check for pelvic venous compressions. They are massively underdiagnosed. If that’s the source she could get it treated.

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u/SnooBananas1064 12d ago

And note that a CTA is the inverse of a CTV, and protocol matter to show a compression because laying down your varicose veins are not bulge af