Ever had someone close who had a problem with blood clots?

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From what I've seen the use of filters is relatively uncommon - and is reserved for people who have blood clots while already taking blood-thinning medication or have some other special risk (e.g. a large blood clot on the lung which never dissolved).[/quote]

Yeap. That's what happen. It entered her lungs. They said however, once it enters the lungs it has no where else to go. Like the heart, causing heart failure. I think they didn't want to take the chance of having another large clot passing thru.

The one(s) in her lung did slight damage to her heart, but nothing irreversible or serious. If she would of waited another day to go to the hospital though, she likely would of been a goner.

 

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Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
ok here are my stories.

Aunt 1: Went into the hospital to have a cancerous cyst removed. Removal went fine, but after she got home, she started throwing up. She became dehydrated, so my mother took her back to the hospital. Her bladder (i think) had gotten twisted around itself. So they opened, her up, and her intesting was infected, and a blood clot had formed. They removed some of her intestine, and got her "fixed up" Well, they went to close her up, and a blod clot had formed again, she is now down to somewhere around 60" of large intestine, while the average human has over 150" iirc. She no longer can digest food, she can taste it, but she can not get nutrients from it, so she has to take an iv to get nutrients. This is still ongoing, she will be released from the hospital next week after they get all of the tubes removed from her, except the IV, she will still be "opened" where the intestine is, from what i know.

Aunt2: (ill make it short) Blood clots in knees, misdiagnosis by first doctor, she loses both legs above the knees

Uncle: Had blood clots removed a year ago, he had gotten some in the same place under a year which isnt normal. is now on thinners. (same side as aunt 1)

Uncle2:Had blood clots in knees, was on blood thinners, he got bad knees, and now has fake knees in both legs (same side as aunt 1)

MIKE

Omg dude I can't imagine, I'm so sorry. I wish nothing but a great future ahead of them.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
ok here are my stories.

Aunt 1: Went into the hospital to have a cancerous cyst removed. Removal went fine, but after she got home, she started throwing up. She became dehydrated, so my mother took her back to the hospital. Her bladder (i think) had gotten twisted around itself. So they opened, her up, and her intesting was infected, and a blood clot had formed. They removed some of her intestine, and got her "fixed up" Well, they went to close her up, and a blod clot had formed again, she is now down to somewhere around 60" of large intestine, while the average human has over 150" iirc. She no longer can digest food, she can taste it, but she can not get nutrients from it, so she has to take an iv to get nutrients. This is still ongoing, she will be released from the hospital next week after they get all of the tubes removed from her, except the IV, she will still be "opened" where the intestine is, from what i know.

Aunt2: (ill make it short) Blood clots in knees, misdiagnosis by first doctor, she loses both legs above the knees

Uncle: Had blood clots removed a year ago, he had gotten some in the same place under a year which isnt normal. is now on thinners. (same side as aunt 1)

Uncle2:Had blood clots in knees, was on blood thinners, he got bad knees, and now has fake knees in both legs (same side as aunt 1)

MIKE

Omg dude I can't imagine, I'm so sorry. I wish nothing but a great future ahead of them.

Aunt2 has been about 2 years now.

Uncle 2 has been about 4+ years iirc

Uncle1 has been about 4 months

Aunt1 is still on going.

MIKE