julie reynolds
HAVE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS FROM DONATING BLOOD AND WAS TOLD I HAD SEVERE VEIN DAMAGE. I TOO HAVE SEVERE CHEST PAIN AND MY ARM ACHES MOST OF THE TIME, PLUS MY LAST THREE FINGERS GET STIFF AND SOMETIMES NUMB AFTER USING MY ARM. SO FAR THE VASCULAR DOCTOR HAS SAID THINGS LIKE "WHAT ARE YOU? JUST A HOUSEWIFE? YOU'RE NOT A TENNIS PLAYER OR GOLFER, WHAT TO YOU DO, DUST?" I AM 45 AND THIS IS PAINFUL AND LIMITS LIFE TOO MUCH. WHAT CAN BE DONE??? INITIALLY I WAS TOLD I'D HAVE ANGIOPLASTY OR SURGERY, NOW ITS WAIT AND SEE, BUT TIME MARCHES ON AND ITS MORE PAINFUL. WILL IT BE TOO LATE AT 3 1/2 MONTHS? CAN ANYONE HELP?