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death from DVT & PE in pregnancy
Posted by susan |
Last Reply December 10, 2009
at 14:09
Started December 10, 2009 at 14:09 |
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My 29 yr. old daughter died 6 mts ago from DVT in her iliac vein & apulmonary embolism. She was nine mts. pregnant & her baby died the next day from lack of oxygen.(They took the bay form my daughter's dead body). Her dr. did not listen to her complaints & passed them off to "normal" pregnancy symptoms. She had a lot of pelvis pain & what seemed like muscle cramps in her hip--they passed this off to sciatic nerve. She had a few near fainting spells & rapid pulse & shortness of breath they passed off as normal or the bay pushing on the vena cava. Two days before she died I noticed her left ankle only was swollen. The dr. had seen her that morning & did not notice it. She had a bad cramp in her leg/hip the day she died, collapsed & died within a few minutes. I am thankful her husband was with her & she did not suffer, but we are so devastated she & her beautiful little girl are gone.... |
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Pre-existing sore on DVT foot. Bad thing?
Posted by imateacherofmusic |
Last Reply December 10, 2009
at 06:29
Started December 9, 2009 at 23:25 |
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I had a rather unfortunate run-in with my son's Optimus Prime and cut my foot so badly I should have had stitches (this was in September). I didn't know the cut was THAT bad, I thought I had stopped the bleeding (but then walked around like it was fine and re-opened the wound). I missed the window of time and therefore had to just bandage the wound. Now, I have a rather small scabby looking wound. With what I am reading (about leg ulcers and gangrene), Should I be concerned about this? |
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Coumadin stinks.
Posted by imateacherofmusic |
Last Reply December 8, 2009
at 23:12
Started December 7, 2009 at 20:39 |
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Hello, I just typed a post that used up every bit of space and lost it, so this one is not as detailed. I had 3 cancers, MS, Narcolepsy, Cataplexy,and 15 surgeries. In March my right leg was in so much pain I could not walk. I had a Doppler done and was told I was fine, I must have strained it while exercising. I had colon cancer surgery about a week later, once I was home from that mess, I realized my knee didn't hurt at all. Yay. About a month ago I told my husband, "I am starting to feel that weird pain in my knee again...," but guess what? I was having a gallbladder surgery (plus my ripped belly muscles, multiple hernia repair). I was excited about this surgery, it was supposed to be a new beginning (no reminders about cancer). After surgery, I walked constantly, and asked my nurse for 4 days, "What does a blood clot feel like?" She would respond, "You probably need to stretch that leg." The day I was to be released I saw her watching me intently as I struggled to sit comf... read more |
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Is my mind playing tricks? I'm so paranoid.
Posted by Lori |
Last Reply December 8, 2009
at 15:23
Started December 8, 2009 at 15:23 |
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I had a DVT in my leg last January. I stopped Coumadin the end of July and had another doppler done on my leg which showed a residual clot. I remained off blood thinners. I had several blood panels done including V Leiden, Protein S, Protein C, and several others (total of 9) which all came back normal. I admit I haven't been following doctor's orders to the tee. I hadn't noticed any swelling or achiness in my leg until I went to the doctor last Monday and he measured my leg and it was about 1 inch larger than my normal leg. Now I am paranoid and measuring my leg several times/day. I've also noticed some achiness and crampiness. I have been taking Aspirin and wearing my stocking. How do you get ever get over the paranoia? In your opinion, do you think I should be concerned? |
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DVT Gone
Posted by Jamie |
Last Reply December 8, 2009
at 06:55
Started November 30, 2009 at 19:19 |
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i had a scope done on my knee on OCt 9th. 6 days later i had an ultrasound bc my calf hurt and a dvt was disovered. less than a month from that i had a follow up ultrasound and the dvt was gone. im still on coumadin and will be until jan. which will be 3 months. my biggest concern is coming off the medication and getting another dvt. My question is bc my dvt was from a surgery what are my chances of getting another one? also does 3 months sound long enough to be on the coumadin? also how tight should my dvt stockings be? im on 18 but i heard i should be on 20-30. one other question is i am flying in april and was wondering if i should get lovenox injections before. how long would you consider a long flight to be? |
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New to DVT & Warfarin
Posted by Beth |
Last Reply December 7, 2009
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Started November 29, 2009 at 02:31 |
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I had knee surgery on 10/26. Have been on Yasmin for 2 years and wasn't taken off prior to surgery. I had begun my PT 2 weeks after surgery and removed my mobilizer brace. I had severe pain in my calf for three days and thought it was from PT. But, on the 4th day, when it seemed to get worse behind my knee, I was sent to the hospital and diagnosed with DVT and put on Heparin injections and Warfarin. Now, 10 days later, my INR test was at 1.7 and they've increased my Warfarin. Question: The pain has subsided, but swelling gets real bad. I get very tired easily, cold, and have a difficult time taking a deep breath. I also get excrutiating muscle cramps in the foot of my good let. Is this all normal? |
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me and the nurses r very confused
Posted by donna |
Last Reply December 6, 2009
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Started December 4, 2009 at 20:12 |
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as people no i have been on warfrin 4 just over 3 weeks now and again i was discharged 4 2 days are my inp went up again to 2.3 just like it did last time. i went bk today and it has droped again to 1.3 its really starting to p me off now and even the nurse dont no whats going on. so if they dont no how am i ment to now. did any1 else have this promblem. donna |
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Could this be DVT?
Posted by Jac |
Last Reply December 6, 2009
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Started November 23, 2009 at 10:16 |
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Hi, I had a baby 8 weeks ago and over the past couple of days have had occassional sharp pains in both legs. This morning I woke up with very tender skin over roughly a hand- sized area of my lower leg (ankle up towards side of calf). It hurts to touch and when I walk. The pain does not seem to be deep but on the surface of my skin. Could this be related to DVT? Everything I've read says 'leg pain' but what sort of leg pain? Thanks for any advice, Jac |
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Speedyturtle- you running?
Posted by pamela |
Last Reply December 5, 2009
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Started December 5, 2009 at 23:00 |
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I was curious if you were back to running yet and how it's going for you. I was doing great hitting the gym for a bit, but school and a platar fascitis flare-up set me back a bit. I'm so ready for some long walks again, but I really miss running, I was just making a tiny bit of headway when I had the first clot symptoms. I was curious how it's going for you. |
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the effect of sleep on INR
Posted by pamela |
Last Reply December 5, 2009
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Started November 28, 2009 at 19:39 |
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I have been doing alright on warfarin lately, expected to go off for testing mid to late Jan. I have not experienced being cold (too much body fat), I have lost some hair, no bruising, it took 2.5 months to find a pretty consistent INR but then was good. Need to e between 2-3. I have had some dental work done, the doc said I bled more like someone with gum disease but that was all. Created a few other injuries with no issues. I am also in grad school, and recently finished a project that was all day and night. After 4 night of 5 hrs sleep in a row, I had a night where I got merely 2. The following evening, I got a papercut at the tip of my middle finger, and it bled like I tried to actually cut my finger off. Do you suppose sleep raised my INR to cause such a dramatic reaction? The night following said papercut, both the need to finish the project and the throbbing from my finger caused me to sleep only 1 hr. It is now 5 days and much sleep later, and... read more |
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Pregnant with factor 5
Posted by April |
Last Reply December 4, 2009
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Started December 3, 2009 at 14:59 |
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I just found out that I am pregnant. I am very concerned about another blood clot. It has only been 6 months since my first blood clot appeared in May. Right when I was just about to stop taking the warfarin I found out I was pregnant. The nurse told me to stop taking the warfarin, but since I have factor 5 leiden I need to take something while I am pregnant. So my question is how soon do you need to start on lovenox shots or something else once you have found out your pregnant? I haven't been to a doctor yet, but my guess is that I am about a month along. Am I waiting too long, are my chances for blood clots high in the first weeks of pregnancy? I would really appreciate any feedback on this subject. Thank you. |
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Compression Stocking Questions
Posted by Trevor |
Last Reply December 4, 2009
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Started October 10, 2009 at 21:35 |
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After 2 DVTs and a recent change in my INR I have progressed to thigh high compression stockings on both legs. My INR went fron 2.8 -3.0 to a 1.5 then on follow up test 1.2 back to base line. No diet change just change in activity level. increase in movement. Have had me on Lovinox injection to bridge the gap until INR gets stabilized. Went from 5 mg to 7.5 daily of Wasfarin. Now getting rechecked in about 5 days. Have minor swelling in left leg no pain or DVT and moderate swelling in R leg Post DVT with discoloration. Told venious insuffiency. How long do they keep you in compression stockings. Being an active person, or try to be how can I make these things a little more comfortable. Told to put on before I get outta bed in the morning and take off last thing at night when possible, I have 20-30 comp with the silcone band at the thigh. For now i can deal with the silicone but the hair pulling drives me nuts. Do I have any choices besides the obvious one. I hope the lad... read more |
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Ultrasound - Do I have a new clot?
Posted by Audrey |
Last Reply December 1, 2009
Started December 1, 2009 |
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I'm nearing the end of a six month course of Coumadin and had a doppler ultrasound on Friday. My doctor called me today with the results. The clot in the popliteal vein has cleared. She said that I have a small clot in the posterior tibial vein. I asked her if this was a new clot, because the original clots were diagnosed as follows (directly from the radiologist's report): "There is echogenic material in the distal right polpliteal vein and throughtout the peroneal vein in the calf. These veins are noncompressible, compatible with deep venous thrombosis. There is compressibility and venous phasicty in the right common femoral vein, superficial femoral vein, and posterior tibial vein." I know that the peroneal veins and posterior tibial veins branch off one anther, but the initial report seems to suggest that this may be a new clot. My doctor was unable to answer my question while we were on the phone, so I faxed her when I got home from work today to consult the radiologis... read more |
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Why not re-scan?
Posted by Andrea |
Last Reply November 29, 2009
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Started February 15, 2009 at 21:51 |
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Yonight i am in a state of panic! Coming off warfarin in 2 weeks time, really nervous. I feel as if i need to know whats going on with my leg, why dont they re scan when it could save all this anxiety and worry. Told my doc that i will pay to go private but all he says is that ive had enough treatment, (6 months), and it wouldnt make any difference as they wouldnt keep me on it any longer. Anyone have any ideas what i shhould do? Or am i stressing unnecessary? |
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follow up appiment in 2 weeks
Posted by donna |
Last Reply November 29, 2009
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Started November 27, 2009 at 17:01 |
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when i was 1st addimited with this dvt i was told i would have a follow up in 2 weeks. is that from when u 1st went to the hospital or when u are discharged to go alone. as i have not heard any thing from them as get and have a lot of questions that need answering donna |
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DROP IN INP
Posted by DONNA |
Last Reply November 29, 2009
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Started November 24, 2009 at 17:35 |
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I HAVE BEEN ON TREATMENT 4 A WEEK AND MY BLOOD RESULTS WERE GOING OK STARTED AT 1.0 THEN 1.1, 1.5 AND THEN JUMPED 2 2.2 SO DIDNT HAVE TO GO SUN MON BUT WENT TO DAY 4 MY BLOOD AND THEY PHONED ME MUCH LATER AND I HAD 2 GO BACK IN CUZ IT DROPED TO 1.4. IS THIS NORMAL AND SHOULD I BE WORRIED |
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Stop eating processed foods
Posted by N |
Last Reply November 28, 2009
at 05:23
Started November 28, 2009 at 05:23 |
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New evidence links inflammation to venous disease. As you know DVT is a multi causal disease. Until recently, DVT was thought to be solely a blood or vascular disorder. Now, scientists from the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered intriguing new evidence to support the idea that the development of blood clots in veins – just like blocked arteries in atherosclerosis – is an inflammatory process. "When a blood clot develops in superficial veins of the leg – a condition called phlebitis – the redness and swelling associated with inflammation are visible," says Thomas W. Wakefield, M.D., a scientist and vascular surgeon in the U-M’s Cardiovascular Center. "When a clot forms deep inside the leg, these signs are hidden, so physicians have rarely associated DVTs with inflammation." Stop eating processed and fried foods and you'll restore the body's natural defenses, study finds Thursday, November 26, 2009 by: S. L. Baker, features writer There's a dru... read more |
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what is pe
Posted by donna |
Last Reply November 27, 2009
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Started November 27, 2009 at 21:09 |
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can i ask what pe is as alot off people have this and i dont no what it is? donna |
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Pulmonary thromboembolism
Posted by Steve |
Last Reply November 26, 2009
at 11:18
Started November 21, 2009 at 19:09 |
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As pulmonary embolism causes pulmonary blood vessels get blocked by clots, the amount of oxygen that reaches into blood is decreased. My question is that besides of fatigue and shortness of breath, could this deficit of oxygen cause some other physiological and psychological problems? For example, bad memory or brain-damage? Thank you. |
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How long will swelling last?
Posted by Heather |
Last Reply November 26, 2009
at 10:40
Started November 24, 2009 at 19:11 |
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I had a dvt in my groin just over 2months ago. The affected leg is still significantly swollen (- about 3inches bigger in circumference around my thigh than the other leg) and i have aching pains and tenderness in the leg every day. It is a little different in colour to the other leg but no worse than it has ever been post diagnosis. I would like to know how long it typically takes for the swelling to go down, or if it is likely to be permanent? |
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