I had a DBT back in 1998. Mine was in the upper groin area, but thankfully it did not travel up to my lungs.
I was lucky, at the time I had a young doctor who happen to be in his residency for dermatology living with me. He came in late in the evening and told me to go to the ER. It was pretty bad, but for some reason they did not put any filter in. I was on Coumadin for about a year and now I'm taking 81 mg aspirin every other day. Good luck LQ Q On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:19 PM, ~LittleQuad~ <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know...I'm not sure how bad it is. i go to the doctor in the > morning. it seems the docs may not think it's thaaat bad... not sure? > LQ > > > --- On *Fri, 6/8/12, Danny Hearn <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Danny Hearn <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:20 AM > > yes, hope you get better soon----in rehab I had one in my leg and was > on blood thinner too---cant remember the lenth of time, but seeed like a > month or 2 maybe. They put a greenfield filter in my groin leg area...and > said that should keep any more from getting to my lungs or heart. Yours may > have been caused by the dentist and leg accident thing--good luck ! Dan H. > *** > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, June 8, 2012 11:08:08 AM > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf > > Amye, are you a good candidate for an Everclear filter that is implanted > in the leg to filter and prevent clots? Just asking > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 6/8/2012 11:02:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > 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 > >
