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Re: Impact of Fibroids on Varicose Veins? From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sat, 3 Feb 2001 17:49:48 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG: "Re: laparoscopy" Previous message: sukii: "lower abdominal pain and pressure" In reply to: Wendy: "Impact of Fibroids on Varicose Veins?" At Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Wendy wrote: > >What is the liklihood that my fibroids are contributing to varicose vein >symptoms? I am age 49, have had minimal pain-free spider veins for >several years, but over the last 5 months have had burning, aching & >tightness in my calves. Could there be a correlation between my >fibroids (which grew from about 12 weeks to 16 weeks in a year) and my >varicose vein symptoms -- perhaps caused by the fibroids impacting the >blood supply to my legs? Thanks for any insight! Wendy Wendy You betcha!! That is a big jump in the size of the fibroids in a years span of time. good luck -- William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth Private Practice New Orleans, La. *Please understand I can not respond to private emails. *These comments are for educational purposes only. They are not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified health care provider. They are not intended to be the start of a physician-patient relationship. Next message: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG: "Re: laparoscopy" Previous message: sukii: "lower abdominal pain and pressure" In reply to: Wendy: "Impact of Fibroids on Varicose Veins?"

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