Hi Andi and all, Just got out of thehospital where I had a cadaver graft placed over the very deep and painful ulcer on the lateral rt. ankle and around the back of my ankle where the achillies tendon is. I am finally able to put pressure on the foot to walk in a flat bottom surgical shoe. Thought I would tell you all this because, when my ulcers get extremely out of control the services of a plastic surgeon has been very valuable to me. Also just before the graft procedure, the wound center people noticed that my pulses on the right leg and foot were not good at all. I had a Angiogram with 2 stents placed in the right leg to open the arterial blood flow to that leg. Going forward I should have much better healing in that leg and foot. Just to say, have your pulses checked ,or even a doppler test done on your lower extremities just to be safe.
Would love to hear what others know about autoimmune problems and how they may be related to LV. Do any of you see a Rheumatologist? Take care, Zenk