Robert,
I had a blood clot in my lung when in the hospital. I was lucky - no pain at
all. My doc just suspected I could have one after
being in bed as long as I was and had me tested. I did take some meds, but
don't remember what it was. What they did for
you sounds terrific. Janice
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From: Pieter and Heather
To: Robert Pall ; marieke dufresne ; tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] RE: tmic-digest Digest V2009 #373
Wow Robert. You were very fortunate to have survived. I have not heard of a
"Greenfield Filter". My sister-in-law has been having little mini-strokes or
TIA's. I will be seeing her soon so will mention this to her. I'm sure all in
the medical field know about this but i have not heard of it before.
Heather in Calgary
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Pall
To: marieke dufresne ; tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 7:57 AM
Subject: RE: [TMIC] RE: tmic-digest Digest V2009 #373
When I first came down with TM 11+ years ago after I was in rehab for
about a week I developed a clot behind my right knee...they put me on Comidan
and another blood thinner that they injected into my stomach....none of this
helped as the clot broke and part of it went to my lungs and caused a pulmonary
embolism (pain beyond belief)...the Drs said I only had a 50/50 chance of not
dying....what saved me was the size of the clot and the fact that it went to my
lungs instead of my heart or brain which would certainly have killed me. In
order to prevent another clot from occuring I had the "Greenfield Filter"
inserted near my groin. This filter does not prevent clots...but it does not
allow a clot to go above your waist...effectivley making blood clots non life
threatening.
Rob in New Jersey
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From: marieke dufresne [mailto:marieke...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:38 AM
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Subject: [TMIC] RE: tmic-digest Digest V2009 #373
RE: DVT, are Deep Vein Thrombosis.
Basically, CLOTS in the vein that block it and can also break away and
travel up in your blood stream. Very dangerous as it can go to your lungs or
heart or brain and this can kill you. When you get DVT they put you on blood
thinners to get rid of them and then usually you have to take another type to
decrease the chance of getting more. People who do not move around much/are
paralyzed tend to get them. It is important to try to move around as much as
possible. If you can flex your ankle do it every hour to keep the blood moving
so that it is not in stasis. You can also wear TED stockings during the day,
these help as well. Keeping your feet elevated too. You'll know if you have
one, there will be pain, redness, swelling in the area it is situated in. You
may also see a large bruise.
People who fly long distances and don't get up to walk around are also
prone to getting one.
Marieke RN
TM @T1 since March 2004
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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:07:25 -0500
From: jan...@centurytel.net
To: mother...@msn.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com; balmat...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TMIC] wow, you work too hard Trudy
Barbara,
Your situation seems to be the closest to my situation that I have read
yet. I am referring to your paragraph 2. Also, use
baclofen (2 at dinner, 1 at 8:00pm) and have no problem sleeping too.
What would we do without really good husbands!?!.
You mentioned DVT's in your legs. What are those? Are they painful? I
have never heard of that. Janice
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