Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Wishing the the best LQ! Tim c5-c6 (23 yrs. post) From: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com To: wheelch...@aol.com; quad-list@eskimo.com; Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf 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 ddh...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: wheelch...@aol.com, littleq...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:20 AM yes, hope you get better soonin 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: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com 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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
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 LQQ On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:19 PM, ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com 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 ddh...@sbcglobal.net* wrote: From: Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: wheelch...@aol.com, littleq...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:20 AM yes, hope you get better soonin 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:* wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com *To:* littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com *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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
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 ddh...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: wheelch...@aol.com, littleq...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:20 AM yes, hope you get better soonin 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: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com 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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
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I dont know about a DVT, but I had a blood clot hit my right lung just as they took to my room from post op. A friend noticed I stopped breathing and they stuck me in a special room for a week. Now I have COPD, and a bunch more dead brain cells. It's deadly, but not serious. john From: Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net To: da...@immortaldesigns.co Cc: Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net; ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com; Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, June 9, 2012 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf Yep, Danny--i think the older types were mostly not retrievable..as many newer ones are. Dan H. From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co To: da...@immortaldesigns.co Cc: Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net; Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net; ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com; Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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-DannyOn 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_filterI honestly have no clue which I have but thought this information may be useful to others.-DannyOn 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 da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Well, uhm, Dan, I think you might want to call and ask some questions real soon. john From: Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net To: da...@immortaldesigns.co; ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf only 3-5 years??? wow mine has been in almost 15 years. Dan H. ** From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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
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John...It#39;s deadly.but not serious! LOL. Only in the world of quadom!
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Hi all, I have never had a clot but worry, 35 yrs now. can they put a filter in someone as a preventative? Best, Shirley Bell www.ShirleyBellDesigns.com - Original Message - From: Danny Espinoza To: da...@immortaldesigns.co Cc: Joan Anglin ; 'Danny Hearn' ; '~LittleQuad~' ; 'Quad-list post' Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 10:44 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 a.. B Braun Tempofilter IVC filter (retrievable) b.. B Braun VenaTech LGM IVC filter (no longer sold) c.. B Braun VenaTech LP IVC filter d.. Bard G2x IVC (retrievable, unlimited indwell time)[4] e.. Bard G2 (retrievable) f.. Cook Gianturco-Roehm Bird's Nest IVC Filter (permanent) g.. Cook Günther Tulip (retrievable) h.. Cook Celect (retrievable) i.. Cordis OptEase IVC filter (retrievable, 23 day indwell time)[5] j.. Cordis TrapEase IVC filter k.. Mobin-Uddin Umbrella IVC filter (no longer sold) l.. ALN IVC filter (retrievable) m.. Rex Medical Option IVC filter (retrievable) n.. Rafael Medical SafeFlo Vena Cava Filter (for permanent implantation) o.. 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 da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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
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can they? yes, Will they? I think that's something your doctor would have to decide On 6/11/2012 4:44 PM, shirley bell wrote: Hi all, I have never had a clot but worry, 35 yrs now. can they put a filter in someone as a preventative? Best, Shirley Bell www.ShirleyBellDesigns.com http://www.ShirleyBellDesigns.com - Original Message - *From:* Danny Espinoza mailto:da...@immortaldesigns.co *To:* da...@immortaldesigns.co mailto:da...@immortaldesigns.co *Cc:* Joan Anglin mailto:poaj...@sbcglobal.net ; 'Danny Hearn' mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net ; '~LittleQuad~' mailto:littleq...@yahoo.com ; 'Quad-list post' mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2012 10:44 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] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-3 * 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] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-4 * 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#cite_note-5 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 da...@immortaldesigns.co mailto:da...@immortaldesigns.co *To:* ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com mailto:littleq...@yahoo.com *Cc:* Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com *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
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Yep, Danny--i think the older types were mostly not retrievable..as many newer ones are. Dan H. From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co To: da...@immortaldesigns.co Cc: Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net; Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net; ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com; Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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 da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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
[QUAD-L] DVT in calf
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
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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
yes, hope you get better soonin 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: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com 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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Yes, I had one in 2008. Had no idea until it started breaking loose and going to my lungs. Short of breath on a Saturday nightER on Sunday but it went undiagnosedback to ER by ambulance Tuesday morning. Had the DVT and many pulmonary embolisms...5 days in the hospital and Coumadin for life J Nicki aka One Lucky Girl From: Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 11:21 AM To: wheelch...@aol.com; littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf yes, hope you get better soonin 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: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com 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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
only 3-5 years??? wow mine has been in almost 15 years. Dan H. ** From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Thanks for the input --- On Fri, 6/8/12, Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co wrote: From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 4:58 PM 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
RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf - Nicki
wow Nicki, that's scary. Mine would have gone undiagnosed if it didn't irritate me so much! Gld you made it through! LQ --- On Fri, 6/8/12, nichole rohling zoocr...@windstream.net wrote: From: nichole rohling zoocr...@windstream.net Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: Quad-List@Eskimo. Com quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 12:02 PM Yes, I had one in 2008. Had no idea until it started breaking loose and going to my lungs. Short of breath on a Saturday night……….ER on Sunday but it went undiagnosed……..back to ER by ambulance Tuesday morning. Had the DVT and many pulmonary embolisms………5 days in the hospital and Coumadin for life J Nicki aka One Lucky Girl From: Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 11:21 AM To: wheelch...@aol.com; littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf yes, hope you get better soonin 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: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com 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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Thanks Dan! I don't know how long I'll be on blood thinners :( --- On Fri, 6/8/12, Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: wheelch...@aol.com, littleq...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:20 AM yes, hope you get better soonin 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: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com 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, littleq...@yahoo.com 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
RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
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 da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com 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
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
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] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-3 * 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] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-4 * 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#cite_note-5 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 da...@immortaldesigns.co mailto:da...@immortaldesigns.co *To:* ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com mailto:littleq...@yahoo.com *Cc:* Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com *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
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] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-3 * 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] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-4 * 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#cite_note-5 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 da...@immortaldesigns.co mailto:da...@immortaldesigns.co *To:* ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com mailto:littleq...@yahoo.com *Cc:* Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com *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
