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Patient Joe Modic
Joe Modic -
“I'm not ready to slow down, but six months ago, because of terrible pain in my legs, getting around seemed to be next to impossible. I have a long commute downtown where I work at the Civic Opera House on Wacker Drive, with an equally long walk from the lot where I park my car to the building. When I'm at home, I like to take my two dogs – Scruffy and Muffin – for a walk and give them as much exercise as possible.
I couldn't get from the car to work and I couldn't walk the dogs. I didn't realize it at the time, but blockages in my lower legs were zapping my energy and causing incredible pain.
I went to go see my family physician William Forgey, M.D. last June, and he told me I needed a Doppler test or ankle-brachial index (ABI) screening. The test was performed right in the doctor's office and the results showed I had Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in both legs.
That simple test changed my life. After a referral to cardiologist, S.N. Makam, M.D. and two procedures to clear blockages in both of my legs, I now have more energy and no pain. I'm walking again, but I'm walking differently – at a clip. I walked my dogs twice today and I'm still rarin' to go!”
Cardiologist S.N. Makam, M.D. -
“When I first met Joe, like many diabetics, he had PAD in both legs however his left leg had such extremely heavy calcified plaque that it was causing a 99 percent blockage, which needed immediate attention. I was confident we could help with the Diamondback 360°™ Orbital Atherectomy System. We were able to ‘sand away' hardened plaque - a fatty material that builds up on the inside walls of blood vessels - in a minimally-invasive procedure and offer Joe new hope of walking without pain. We are making real advances in the treatment of PAD that will lead to fewer amputations and a better quality of life for so many people.”
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