Marcia McKee
Please describe your experience with us:
- Front Desk staff:
- Very good.
- Ultrasound Technologist:
- Very good.
- Provider/Doctor/Nurse Practitioner:
- Very good.
- Call Center/Patient Service Center:
- Good.
- What made you choose us?
- Doctor referral.
- What symptoms were you experiencing?
- Restless legs, feeling of tightness in feet, feeling of figure-8 problems ankle & foot.
- How were you affected by your legs previously? What couldn't you do? How has that changed now?
- Pain, numbness, tight feeling. Kept to normal routine only by wearing support stockings occasionally.
- What improvements have you seen in your legs?
- Less restless legs.
- Additional Comments: What did you appreciate? What makes us different than other medical clinics? What could we have done better to exceed your expectations? What changes would you like to see?
- I appreciated the friendly staff. Everyone always had a smile. [I] don't think things could be much better. No changes needed.
Well, I’ve been having a lot of problems with my leg. I had a big vein taken out of my ankle years ago. Then I got all the pain and I thought ‘I need to do something’ because I couldn’t stand that pain. A girl who lives by me brought me the paper with the doctor’s name [Dr. Gupta] in there and his picture. So I came out one morning – it was on a Monday – and I told him what I wanted. I was so shocked whenever they said ‘When do you want to have this done?’ and I said ‘Whenever’ and she said ‘How about in the morning?’ and I was back in here the next day. Seemed like it didn’t take very long for him to even do it. [During the procedure] I even sat and talked to him [Dr. Gupta]. I really did appreciate having it done.
Veins play a crucial role in circulating blood back to the heart. In the legs, they must work against gravity to push blood upward. When some veins fail to function properly, they may allow fluid to leak into surrounding tissues, irritating nearby nerves and potentially leading to neuropathy-like symptoms in the legs and feet. However, unlike true neuropathy, which involves permanent nerve damage, neuropathy-like symptoms linked to venous insufficiency tend to fluctuate throughout the day. These symptoms usually intensify with prolonged sitting or standing, particularly in the evening, and tend to improve with leg elevation or in the morning before lowering your legs below heart level.
Unlike neuropathy caused by diabetes, infections, vitamin deficiencies, or injuries—which are often permanent—neuropathy linked to venous insufficiency can fluctuate throughout the day and may be reversible. Symptoms tend to worsen with prolonged sitting or standing but often improve when the legs are elevated. Research
I came to the Alsara Clinic a couple of months ago, I was having some pain in my legs, some heaviness, just really not feeling good about even how my leg looked. I had a great recommendation from a friend of mine and decided to actually fly up from Texas to see Dr. Gupta and his staff. Walking in it definitely was very warm and welcoming. It was very state-of-the-art, felt very welcomed here, felt really like I could tell them anything.
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is a medical condition in which the veins in the legs don’t function properly, making it difficult to pump blood back to the heart. This leads to circulation problems and a variety of leg symptoms.
