Ellen Lyman Thomason Derrick

Coming into the office changed my life in more ways than one. I was really impressed, not just because of the cool wallpaper or because of ALL of Dr. Ellen's plaques on the wall but really with how Dr. Ellen was as a person. She is so efficient and qualified, kind and real. She explained what was causing my bulgy vein, she made me feel seen by confirming my thoughts that this wasn't just cosmetic and she made me feel like a friend. After an ultrasound, which was done in office, my veins proved to be more damaged underneath then appearing on the outside. This explains why my legs hurt so bad when I stood for long periods of time.

I saw Dr Derrick for varicose veins, vulva veins, and pelvic congestion syndrome. After pelvic and leg ultrasounds, she told me about my leg veins and what she wanted to do to fix them. She also told me I had “restriction”, and she circled an area by the left kidney. I had research pelvic congestion syndrome and knew that Nutcracker Syndrome would be the reason for vascular restriction in that area, yet she neglected to inform me of the syndrome and how serious it can be. I asked my primary care provider to refer me to a different vascular surgeon for a second opinion, and the second surgeon told me right away that the pelvic scan reveled that I clearly have TWO serious vascular restriction syndromes that can cause life threatening problems like deep vein thrombosis, or loosing a kidney, etc. He said I did not need the test Dr Derrick was going to refer me for, and that I was being referred to go see the only specialist in the area for another opinion and further testing. Not impressed

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