I KNOW I'M A LITTLE LATE RESPONDING BUT I WOULD GET IT CHECKED - I HAD NO
SYMPTOMS IN MY LEG - IT WAS NORMAL AS EVER.
Veranda Escobar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have been reading Nicky's
webiste on her blood clots. But I do have a question. My foot is swollen not
that swollen, but has been for like a week & half. And usually when i lay down
it will go away. I notice this morning before I got in chair it was still
swollen. Do you'll think I should go get it checked?
Veranda
"John S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Merrill, does your finger have a cut. It could be one of our low
blood pressure quirks. Is it warm or surrounded by a red area. We are, as
quads, susceptible to clots. This is worth mention in your living will as a
blood clot may cost you an arm, a leg, a life or the worst, make you a member
of the vegetable club. Your description left a lot of room for the imagination.
I couldn't tell you if it is serious or just peculiar to you.
I wish you the very best,
john
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From: William Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:56:52 PM
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] PAIN
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immediately if not sooner.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] PAIN
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:10:33 -0700
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arm up, a finger becomes red with a narrowing at the hand which then is a thin
red line as if a vane. Does that sound suspicious? I have a doc appointment
in a month but maybe I should go to Urgent Care.
Merrill
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From: NICHOLE ROHLING [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:50 AM
To: Lori Michaelson; QUADLIST
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] PAIN
SOMETHING I LEARNED IS THERE IS A BLOOD TEST CALLED D-DIMER AND IF THE
LEVEL IS ABOVE 445 (I THINK) IT INDICATES THEY NEED TO LOOK FOR CLOT. MY LEVEL
WAS 2226!
NICKI
Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I had a DVT (deep vein clot/thrombosis) in 1995 that was encouraged by
surgeries. I was also very, very, very lucky to have survived it because I was
telling doctors (my neurosurgeon and his staff hours away) my symptoms and they
were ignoring them even though they were classic symptoms of a DVT! Hitherto
... I was not familiar with clots of any type so I was in the dark. It was the
Internet that saved my life essentially.
With what I described... they should have wanted to at the very least
eliminate the possibility of a clot since I just had two surgeries with that
doctor and that is a primary thing to worry about after surgery. But
noooooo... I thought it was probably just swelling and I should wear some of
those tight hose. QUACK, QUACK
I went around for about a month with my left lower leg very swollen and
very hard. I finally read an article on the net (I was very new to the
Internet back then and only knew how to look things up) and one doctor in
Washington state had an article about spinal cord injuries and folks with MS.
A sentence said "If one leg is significantly larger than the other... it could
indicate a clot." All I knew was that "a clot" was not good but I had no idea
that I had a DVT whereby all I had to do was move a certain way to have it move
directly to my lungs to kill me.
The very next morning I called my primary care physician and I went to see him.
He looked at it and said "I don't know... I don't think it could be a clot but
I will send you over to the hospital to have an ultrasound done." Needless to
say... I never left the hospital because it was a lengthy clot and I was in
immediate danger.
DOCTORS! QUACK, QUACK!
I think I'm on my 95th life because of so many negligent doctors.
Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
Tucson, AZ
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 4:55 PM, NICHOLE ROHLING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
YES, CLOTS TAKE 4-6 WEEKS TO DISSOLVE SO I'M ON COUMADIN (?) TO THIN MY
BLOOD. MY INR LEVEL NEEDS TO STAY BETWEEN 2.0 AND 3.0
MR DR SAID THEY DO HAVE MEDS TO BUST CLOTS BUT THE RISKS FOR ME OUTWEIGHED
THE BENEFITS.
I'M JUST THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE.
NICKI
Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thank goodness you made it through it. They send you home with blood clots?
Quadius
On 4/12/08, NICHOLE ROHLING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I HAVEN'T READ ALL THE RESPONSES BUT IT WAS I HAD A DR AISEVERAL BLOOD
CLOTS IN MY RIGHT LUNG.
I HAD DR APPT TUES AT 1PM BUT CALLED THE AMBULANCE AT 5AM.
THE ER DOC IMMEDIATELY ORDERED A CAT SCAN WHICH SHOWED SEVERAL CLOTS IN MY
RIGHT LUNG AND A FEW IN MY LEFT. I WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND MY DR HAD
ULTRASOUND DONE ON MY LEGS AND SURE ENOUGH I HAD A CLOT IN MY LFT LEFT BEHIND
MY KNEE - NO SWELLING REDNESS OR HEAT.
HE SAID THE SMALL CLOTS IN MY LUNGS WERE MOST LIKELY FLOATERS WHICH BROKE
OFF OF THE MAIN CLOT.
I JUST GOT HOME AND AM FEELING REAL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
NICKI
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