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reoccuring scabs on my left leg

I have a mild case of vericose veins, I have seen 2 doctors, a GP, and a surgeon. Both of them do not think I need surgery. The problem is iron leaching to my skin, discoloring the leg, and scabbing. My question is, is there anything I could take to remove the discoloration, and prevent future scabbing. At the present time I wear knee high custom support hose, and have been putting liquid vitamin E on the sore. I have the type of job where I am on my feet all day, the floors are cement. The discoloration started about l year ago when I scratched an area that was itcing on my left leg. Since then, I have made it a priority to not scratch this leg again, and have not done so.

Follow Ups:

• Re: reoccuring scabs on my left leg Bill Kwiecien 11:54:46 3/27/01 (1)
  • Re: reoccuring scabs on my left leg Walt Stoll 10:02:56 3/29/01 (0)
• Re: reoccuring scabs on my left leg (Archive in varicose veins.) Walt Stoll 08:34:47 3/20/01 (0)

In Reply to: reoccuring scabs on my left leg posted by bill kwiecien on March 18, 2001 at 19:23:21:

Hi, Bill.

Although the docs you have been seeing should know what to do about this the solution to your problem takes education time that most docs do not like to do. They are making too much money doing what they do do.

Call the wound care centers of America at (800) 649-6863.

Let us know what you learn.

Walt

In Reply to: reoccuring scabs on my left leg posted by bill kwiecien on March 18, 2001 at 19:23:21:

Tried the wound control center, found out this is a referal organization and there is no wound control center in the state of Wisconsin. Putting some vitamin K I bought over the internet on it now, we'll see what happens, thanks for Answering my message, I appreciate it.

Follow Ups:

• Re: reoccuring scabs on my left leg Walt Stoll 10:02:56 3/29/01 (0)

In Reply to: Re: reoccuring scabs on my left leg posted by Bill Kwiecien on March 27, 2001 at 11:54:46:

Remember, Bill.

Your regular doc could as easily help you IF he would just take the time. The only reason wound centers are springing up is that local docs are too lazy to spend the time. It is not that they do not know how.

Hope this helps.

Walt