OldHillcrestGuy
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Old Hillcrest Guy is in search of the best Vascular doctor in the area, which includes the entire DMV. It can be the Tri-County area or DC/Baltimore. I have suffered through nerve pain in the leg for over 7 years now. Two laminectomies and the implant of a spinal cord simulator last August have not stopped the pain which is on the average of a 6.5 on the 1-10 scale. Just saw the top spinal doctor at John Hopkins on Tuesday, referred to him by my spinal doctor from Georgetown for second opinion in hopes that a another set of eyes might see something he hasn't seen.
Well the doc from JH says he wouldn't have done anything differently then what has already been done as far a surgeries and treatment and that there is no need for anymore operations on the back. While talking with him, I was wearing shorts and he noticed that my left leg was just abit swollen and I have varicose veins in my left leg and not my right leg. He thinks that maybe that's a possible place that could be causing the nerve pain in the leg, that varicose veins can also cause nerve pain. So he has referred me to see a vascular doctor. He is fairly new to the Baltimore area and couldn't really narrow down a doctor to see in the John Hopkins system. The PA who was with him gave us a couple of names of doctors in JH group to maybe look into, but just wanted to see if anyone on the forums could recommend a excellent doctor they have knowledge of. Old Guy has car and will travel
Well the doc from JH says he wouldn't have done anything differently then what has already been done as far a surgeries and treatment and that there is no need for anymore operations on the back. While talking with him, I was wearing shorts and he noticed that my left leg was just abit swollen and I have varicose veins in my left leg and not my right leg. He thinks that maybe that's a possible place that could be causing the nerve pain in the leg, that varicose veins can also cause nerve pain. So he has referred me to see a vascular doctor. He is fairly new to the Baltimore area and couldn't really narrow down a doctor to see in the John Hopkins system. The PA who was with him gave us a couple of names of doctors in JH group to maybe look into, but just wanted to see if anyone on the forums could recommend a excellent doctor they have knowledge of. Old Guy has car and will travel