CHATTANOOGA, TN – The month of May has many celebrations and causes, but one you may not have heard about is the awareness for May-Thurner Syndrome. Named for Dr. May and Dr. Thurner who discovered the condition in 1957, it is a condition where the left iliac artery is compressed by the right common artery. The World Famous Dr. Lesar of the Vascular institute is here to show us how they’re using some new tech in treatment that is light years beyond where we started in 1957.
According to Dr. Lesar “May-Thurner Syndrome is a condition where a vein is pinched or compressed inside the abdomen. And the way the body works is blood flows from the heart in the artery to your toes. The veins take the blood back. If the vein is pinched, patients will have chronic swelling or they’ll complain of pain, pressure, heaviness, aching this in their legs and often goes undiagnosed. If we don’t chase after this and try to figure this out.”
According to Dr. Lesar, Leg pain and swelling is not normal. Heaviness, achiness, and pressure or swelling that is unexplained could be more serious. As we age, we as humans tend to think an aspirin will take care of it, or maybe a little bit of rest. But Dr. Lesar encourages you to visit your local physician if you have any of these symptoms that you can’t explain…