Yep, Danny--i think the older types were mostly not retrievable..as many newer
ones are. Dan H.
From: Danny Espinoza
To: da...@immortaldesigns.co
Cc: Joan Anglin ; Danny Hearn ;
~LittleQuad~ ; Quad-list post
Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 9:44:17 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Im starting to wonder if he is wrong X|
he's also my Pulmonologist
-Danny
On 6/8/2012 7:17 PM, Danny Espinoza wrote:
>The original designed ones actually cannot be replaced only the newer ones can
>be.
>According to the doctor I was talking to the last time I was in the hospital
>he
>said because I've got an older type mine wasn't replaceable and the vein has
>grown in a way that it is only about 50% efficient. According to him they work
>for about 3 to 5 years good. The newer type of filers are meant to be
>retrievable and/or replaceable.
>
>I have an older style in me so I had asked him what my options were and he
>said
>they can put a newer one in front of my old one and that it would be good for
>3
>to 5 years again but its replaceable and would need to be replaced "removed
>and
>a new one put in" every year about. I then asked him why not every 3 years and
>he told me it really depends on how the vein grows and the safest bet would be
>once a year.
>
>I just looked it up and this is a list of them
>
>
> * B Braun Tempofilter IVC filter (retrievable)
> * B Braun VenaTech LGM IVC filter (no longer sold)
> * B Braun VenaTech LP IVC filter
> * Bard G2x IVC (retrievable, unlimited indwell time)[4]
> * Bard G2 (retrievable)
> * Cook Gianturco-Roehm Bird's Nest IVC Filter (permanent)
> * Cook Günther Tulip (retrievable)
> * Cook Celect (retrievable)
> * Cordis OptEase IVC filter (retrievable, 23 day indwell time)[5]
> * Cordis TrapEase IVC filter
> * Mobin-Uddin Umbrella IVC filter (no longer sold)
> * ALN IVC filter (retrievable)
> * Rex Medical Option IVC filter (retrievable)
> * Rafael Medical SafeFlo Vena Cava Filter (for permanent implantation)
> * Bard Eclipse[6]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter
>
>I honestly have no clue which I have but thought this information may be
>useful
>to others.
>
>-Danny
>
>
>On 6/8/2012 5:36 PM, Joan Anglin wrote:
>
>Mine has been in almost 22 years and no one ever said anything about replacing
>it. Whoops Joan
>>
>>From:Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net]
>>Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 5:09 PM
>>To: da...@immortaldesigns.co; ~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
>>To: ~LittleQuad~
>>Cc: Quad-list post
>>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
