11/27/2004 06:05 PM
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Eurowrite
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Your story, although unique in and of itself, is very familiar ro me. I have a Venous Malformation in my left foot that I only began treating at Dr Yakes' practice in March of 2004 (I am 27). I am more than half done with my treatments (so far I have done five) and although there is pain and discomfort after most treatments, the end result is more than worth it. In addition, if vascular malformations are left untreated they can grow spontaneously due to hormonal fluctuations. For example: puberty, pregnancy, and menopause can cause the VM to grow rapidly and, depending on the size of it, it can complicate other organs or tax the heart. I highly recommend seeing Dr Yakes for sclerotherapy treatments. The injections are far more successful than the butchering that is done under many doctors knives. These kinds of lesions should never be surgically removed. They need to be killed through very careful and well planned injections of ethyl alcohol. If you need information, contact Yakes office in Denver. The staff there are amazing! I never thought that there would be hope for me... heck, I didn't even know other people existed out there with the same problem! Now I am being successfully treated and meeting other people like myself. I am open to discussion anytime. Please feel free to email me.
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My 10 yr. old daughter has angiodysplasia in her left foot that didn't start to present till the age of 2 yrs. At first I thought she fractured her foot because of the swelling over the top of her foot and to make a very long story of very frustrating and uneventful experiences with numerous doctors misdiagnosing her she finally was dx. in may of 2001. She has chronic pain that goes in and out of extreme acute pain; (now the pain seems to be more nerve involved) and no herbal, topical, over the counter or prescription remedy really helps. There are times when her pain is so bad she can't walk or sleep. When the veins get really distended her foot gets visibly contorted. Does any of this sound like anything you've experienced ? We just recently heard about Dr. Yakes by a fluke . He sounds great but I'm so afraid of causing her more pain and trouble, specially since the last Dr. I dropped said he could CUT it out in an hour w/ no complications and had done so many A.V.M surgeries w/ high success rates, but had no proof or patent refs. I'm happy to hear Dr. Yakes helped your pain and I can't tell you how nice it is to finally be able to talk to other people who have had similar experiences after having no resources for 7 yrs. Tyna and Hokulea 
