Physician used venaseal occluding device.It was reported that the first treatment was in the right great saphenous vein (gsv), with no negative reaction.The small saphenous vein was treated with venaseal and patient began to feel pain as expected.However, the pain continued to strengthen and never subsided.Patient followed up with nurse practitioner who was allegedly advised by medtronic to cut out the vein where the pain was being experienced.It is reported the pain continued after the removal and patient was prescribed with two rounds of prednisone and antibiotics for inflammation and pain.Venaseal leaked from the incision and migrated from the pain.An ultrasound confirmed inflammation and a vascular specialist diagnosed lymphedema for life.The pain continued to progress up the length of the vein.Patient reported two vascular specialists refused to treat the small saphenous vein with venaseal as they are too close to the surface and nerves, causing chronic pain in patients.Patient states venaseal continues to fragment and puncture through the skin causing debilitating pain.
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