Mum-of-two, 40, has leg amputated after ‘ingrown toenail’ turned out to be rare disease

A MUM had her leg amputated after doctors misdiagnosed her rare vascular disease as anxiety. Danielle Thomas, 40, attended ...
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Mum had leg amputated after doctors misdiagnosed rare vascular disease as anxiety

A mum had her leg amputated after doctors misdiagnosed a rare vascular disease as “anxiety”. Danielle Thomas, 40, said she ...
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40-Year-Old Woman Who Thought She Had an Ingrown Toenail Undergoes Leg Amputation After Buerger Disease Diagnosis

A woman in her 40s who thought an abnormal symptom in her toe was an ingrown toenail was belatedly diagnosed with a rare ...
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Peripheral vascular disease explained: Symptoms, risks, prevention & treatment

Peripheral vascular disease reduces blood flow to the limbs, often causing leg pain, numbness or wounds, with early diagnosis ...
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Fatigue, weakness and pelvic pain: Vascular problems are different for women

Feeling more tired than usual? Experiencing pelvic pain? It could be a problem with your arteries and veins. Vascular issues affect the arteries and veins that carry blood between your heart and the ...
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Know the warning signs of vascular disease in your legs

When it comes to your health, some warning signs can be easy to overlook,especially when they involve your legs. But changes in circulation could be an indication of vascular disease and may deserve a ...
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FDA Approves Minimally Invasive Therapy Shown to Save the Legs of Severe Vascular Disease Patients from Amputation

Newswise — CLEVELAND – The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced approval of a therapy giving thousands of patients hope for an alternative to amputation of their legs. LimFlow ...
Florida Today

One Senior Place: Leg cramps during exercise? Here's what it could mean

My leg hurts when I exercise. Could it be peripheral vascular disease? Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a common condition that affects the blood vessels outside of the heart and brain, most ...
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Five ways to save your legs from a vascular surgery specialist

Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...

Mum's symptoms were blamed on anxiety before rare disease led to leg amputation

Danielle Thomas believes her leg could have been saved if the disease had been identified earlier ...

From Blood Clots To Healthcare Gaps, Vascular Surgeons Flag Key Concerns

Vascular experts warn prolonged sitting during gaming, streaming and desk work may raise blood clot risks. They urge movement ...
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Mum has leg amputated after rare vascular disease was allegedly misdiagnosed as anxiety

A mum-of-two has had her right leg amputated below the knee after she says doctors initially attributed her symptoms to ...