HOUSTON – For years, Don Keller dealt with leg swelling that would come and go, especially after flights. Like many people, he chalked it up to aging or poor circulation. But when the swelling didn’t go away after a trip he took in December, he knew something wasn’t right.
That’s when he visited his primary care doctor, who referred him to Reincke Vein Center after a diagnostic ultrasound.
Keller was diagnosed with venous insufficiency, a condition where the valves in the veins stop working properly, allowing blood to flow backward and pool in the lower legs. Symptoms can include swelling, heaviness, aching, cramping, and even itchiness in the feet and legs…