Mine has been in almost 22 years and no one ever said anything about replacing it. Whoops Joan
From: Danny Hearn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 5:09 PM To: [email protected]; ~LittleQuad~ Cc: Quad-list post Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf only 3-5 years??? wow mine has been in almost 15 years. Dan H. ** _____ From: Danny Espinoza <[email protected]> To: ~LittleQuad~ <[email protected]> Cc: Quad-list post <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 5:00:09 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf On 6/8/2012 9:02 AM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ I had one and am now on a low dose of a blood thinner for preventative care. When my accident originally happened I had a greenfield filter put in so if any clots broke free they wouldn't make it to my lungs/heart or up, the filter is good for 3 to 5 years and then you need it replaced -Danny
