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I was having a lot of discomfort with my legs. I had one very large vein that was very unpleasant looking for me. But the worst part was the tightness in my leg and cramping. It was keeping me awake at night. I was losing sleep regularly. Whether I was sitting, standing, I would get leg cramps. It was genuinely miserable and affecting the quality of my life.

The absolutely best part, I think about it, was the explanations. Again, that goes back to the ‘professional but kind’ that you do here. So often in a medical setting, they’ll explain something, but you just go ‘uh huh, uh huh’. But here, the explanations are down to earth, and they are walked through so carefully. And you don’t feel intimidated, so if I had questions, I would certainly ask. But, I understood what this procedure was going to be completed before it was done, and during, so that was excellent.

It’s been overall a pretty super experience. I have benefitted from it. It has certainly improved the quality of my life. And now I’m ready to get the other leg done, ‘cause I want a matching pair!

I would recommend this [leg treatment] for anyone. It’s been just an overall first-class experience.

The staff here, it’s a lovely bunch of ladies. I was charmed. I felt quite spoiled. My desire to get coffee as soon as we were done was met with – somebody brought me a coffee – it was just nice little touches! And when you walk in the door, that hello, that smile is always consistent. I’m sure they must have bad days like the rest of us but they do not let it show with their patients!

It's definitely, really improved my quality of life. Everything I love to do – whether it’s gardening, exercising, traveling – the treatment here has improved that. I’m ready to get my other leg done. I would encourage anybody to do this. It has really made my life so much more enjoyable, and I do get much better sleep, which is good for me and good for the people I care about.

I would certainly recommend anyone to come here to Alsara [Vein Clinic]. Just come and talk. You know, you don’t have to make that commitment, which was very good for me because, as I said, I had some previous ideas that were not correct. Just coming in and talking to the staff here is going to get you the information you need to make informed choices. That’s what I like to do – I like to make informed choices. And I got all the information I needed here, and I made my own choice, and I was very happy with that choice.

It is wonderful on a life journey to get the medical care that you need. As a person that is aging somewhat, I am more aware of what I need physically to support my travels and my journeying and just my everyday life. So having come here, I consider this one of my supports. When I need any help or assistance in the future, I will certainly come here because that’s what ‘life’s a journey’ is about. My personal motto is ‘it’s better to travel hopefully than arrive’ and I’m happy to partner with Alsara to make that trip.

Gardening is one of my passions and that was very uncomfortable before. So I love gardening. I love being able to walk my dog – I’m not sure who's walking who – but I can keep up with her a little bit better now. Just to be able to sit comfortably. That sounds rather simple, but if you want to sit and relax and read and you can’t, because you’re constantly aware of this twitching, and swelling, and uncomfortableness in your leg, that detracts from having a leisurely, relaxing time. So if anything, I would say, I can relax better now.

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I am a grandma. Adeline is my littlest granddaughter. She’s 16 months old. And I have three other grandchildren – all girls.

I decided to come to Alsara [Vein Clinic] because I was experiencing pain in my left leg. And I was experiencing swelling [edema] around my ankles and in my legs.

My daily activities included a lot of walking and running after the grandbaby. And in the evening time, I would get very tired with my legs. And when I sat down to raise them up, then they would hurt, and I’d have to switch them back all the time, back and forth. So, I knew that that wasn’t a normal thing.

I thought the clinic was extremely clean, efficient. All questions were answered. Everyone was very friendly. It was just a pleasant experience. The other thing that I noticed was that I got a lot of information. And my sister-in-law came with me the first time that I got the first leg done, and she had been through the same process with a Kansas City doctor. But she got information coming with me that she didn’t have with her own doctor. And then, last Wednesday, I spoke to a church friend, and she was having something done here in town – similar – and then Saturday I asked her how she was feeling, and she said she was having a little pain in on leg. And I said ‘did they tell you about ice?’ She said ‘no’. And I said, well, ‘go ahead and use ice’. So, just a lot of information is given for care, for aftercare, that I don’t think some of the other doctors give their patients.

I’m very happy that I had it done. I’m glad that I decided to take care of what needed to be taken care of. And I’m happy that it’s resolved.

It has changed my life in the fact that I’m able to run around more after Adeline, and stay on my feet, not experience the discomfort of the evening time when I put my legs up to finally rest.

I would advise anyone that was having leg discomfort or pain in their legs to seek treatment and get an idea as to what could be going on, what the problem is, and then follow through with it, because it’s not painful, it doesn’t hurt, and everything’s resolved in just a short amount of time.