ClariceSterba

“There is nothing we can do to help you.”

For patients, hearing doctors utter those words can be frightening. But Clarice Sterba heard those words more than once when two arteries in both her legs had 100 percent blockage. Visits to several vascular surgeons proved futile as they said her condition was untreatable.

However, Clarice’s luck immediately changed when she visited Cardiac and Vascular Consultants and met with Dr. Shrikanth Upadya. Never one to have a defeatist attitude, Dr. Upadya was positive and believed her problem could be successfully treated.

“From the first visit with him, I felt a sense of peace and ease,” she says. “The manner in which he talked instilled a lot of confidence in me.”

In April, he performed an advanced vascular surgical procedure on her left leg. He performed the same procedure on her right leg in May. Today, Clarice can proudly say that two of her main arteries in both legs are functioning properly.

“I can walk much better today. I try to walk as much as possible so I can maintain good circulation throughout my legs. I can also wiggle my toes in both feet, and accomplishing everyday tasks is much easier.”

As far as her personal health care is concerned, Clarice can say without hesitation that visiting Dr. Upadya was the best decision she has ever made.

“To say Dr. Upadya is a good doctor is an understatement,” she says. “In my opinion, he is hands down the best vascular surgeon in Lake County.”

Cardiac and Vascular Consultants

510 County Road 466, Lady Lake, Florida 32159

1050 Old Camp Road, Suite 270, The Villages, Florida 32162

709 Physicians Court, Leesburg, Florida 34748 352.633.1966 www.cvcfl.com