Pamela Penland

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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.