
Straight answers, plain English.
Fifteen plain-English guides to swollen, aching and bulging legs, written for Jacksonville patients weighing a vein visit.
Deep veinsDeep Vein Problems: IVUS, Venoplasty and Stents
Deep veins are hard to see from outside. These tools let your doctor look from within.
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Local lifeStanding All Day in Jacksonville? Your Veins Notice
Long shifts are part of life in Jacksonville. Achy legs do not have to be.
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Your visit10 Questions to Ask Your Vein Doctor
A short list on your phone makes a big visit feel smaller.
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WoundsSlow-Healing Leg Sores and Your Veins
A wound that will not close is a sign to get help this week, not this season.
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Women's vein healthPelvic Pain and Veins: What Women Should Know
Some vein symptoms have nothing to do with your calves, and many women never connect them.
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CVIChronic Venous Insufficiency: A Plain-English Guide
CVI is common, often missed and very treatable when it is caught.
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ScreeningWhat Happens at a Free Vein Screening?
Twenty minutes, some warm gel and a clear picture of how your leg veins are working.
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Leg swellingWhy Do My Legs Swell? When to See a Vein Doctor
Swelling is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Here is how a vein doctor narrows it down.
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Spider veinsSpider Veins: What a Vein Doctor Wants You to Know
Small, common and usually harmless, but sometimes a hint about what is going on underneath.
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Varicose veinsVaricose Veins: Cosmetic Bother or Medical Problem?
Two veins can look the same and mean very different things. An ultrasound settles it.
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Meet the doctorMeet Dr. Yazan Khatib, FCCI President
FCCI's President has spent his career opening blocked leg vessels without major surgery.
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Meet the doctorMeet Dr. Rabih Tabet, Vascular Cardiologist
A Yale-trained vascular cardiologist who speaks English, French and Arabic and grows bonsai trees.
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DoctorsWhat Is a Vascular Doctor, and How Is It Different?
Vascular doctors focus on blood vessels outside the heart, including the veins in your legs.
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Symptoms7 Signs It Is Time to See a Vein Doctor
Most leg vein problems give warnings first. Here are the ones FCCI's Vein Clinic watches for.
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Choosing a doctorVein Doctor or Skin Doctor: Who Should Check Your Legs?
Spider veins can look like a skin issue, but the cause often sits deeper, in the veins themselves.
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