Hello Justin
I was diagnosed with Pad in January,2024,the occlusion is behind the right knee, in the popliteal and tibial areas, below the knee, I underwent 2 angioplasties thru the groin area to try and clear the blockage, Unfortunately, The procedure pretty much failed, a month later, I was told it had
re-occluded, to 100 percent blockage, My only savior was, that I have grown collateral arteries around the blockage, so , life now is daily Xarelto, Plavix and Statins
I have had some success and pain relief doing PT daily and lots of bike riding, forcing myself to walk and exercise at age 65, even though I feel like giving up, This dreadful condition slowly sucks the life out of you, cold Michigan Winters are no friend, Just do the best you can, this condition raise your odds of a cardio vascular event by 5 fold and could possible lead to limb amputation ,Of course your Vascular Dr will recommend quit eating all the stuff you like and dont smoke, you HAVE to keep moving, even though its painful claudication in leg ,Good Luck

I had some veins in my leg opened to help improve circulation/blood flow from PAD. I'm honestly not sure it did that much. I'm probably not the best one to comment on the subject.