[geoff]

DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

geoff

[hank alrich]

geoff wrote:

DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

Do we need to worry about you, or are you alright?

Or both.

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[Mxsmanic]

geoff writes:

DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

DVT is very rare (too rare to be concerned about) in persons who are in good
health. It is much more common in people with cardiovascular and circulatory
problems.

[geoff]

Mxsmanic wrote:
geoff writes:

DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

DVT is very rare (too rare to be concerned about) in persons who are
in good health. It is much more common in people with cardiovascular
and circulatory problems.

I beg to differ....

geoiff

[geoff]

hank alrich wrote:
geoff wrote:

DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

Do we need to worry about you, or are you alright?

Or both.

Well they put me on rat-poison and a dozen hypodermics to jab in my belly,
and will monitor my blood coagulation quotient thingy. But after the
ultrasound they didn't seem to feel any need to do anything other than send
me home. So I guess I'll be here to annoy y'all for a while longer ;-|

geoff

PS symptoms showeed a week after 14-hour flight, (and a 12-hour flight 2
weeks prior) - initially felt like pulled muscle in calf. Lack of mobility
due to broken shoulder/arm coming home from Whistler may have
contributed....

[Les Cargill[_4_]]

geoff wrote:
DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

geoff



They are quite real. Guy I work with had one late last year.

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[geoff]

Mxsmanic wrote:
geoff writes:

I beg to differ....

You can if you want, but that's how it is. If DVT were a significant
risk in people who are in perfect health, it would be a major health
problem.

Normally something has to be creating clots in order to cause DVT.
Immobility for a few hours will not, on its own, cause this. After
all, we are all immobile for significant periods every night as we
sleep.

Try sleeping sitting up then.

Last time I looked I was not obese or particularly unhealthly.

Appartently it IS a significant problem in long-haul flights, whixh is why
they give you the health warning. I have since heard of several people
wiythin a few degrees of separation getting it. One a 22 year old althletic
dude.

geoff

[Mxsmanic]

geoff writes:

Try sleeping sitting up then.

It's not going to make much difference.

Last time I looked I was not obese or particularly unhealthly.

You can't always tell by looking. Many people who have heart attacks have no
symptoms of any kind of CV disease prior to the attacks, for example.

Appartently it IS a significant problem in long-haul flights, whixh is why
they give you the health warning. I have since heard of several people
wiythin a few degrees of separation getting it. One a 22 year old althletic
dude.

Well, believe what you will. Of course, it never hurts to get up and walk
around, but don't assume that you'll get DVT if you don't.

[Arny Krueger[_4_]]

"geoff" wrote in message
...
DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

How long were you seated in one position?

I've never had a DVT in my life, but my legs get jumpy if I sit in one place
too long. An hour or two doesn't bother me, but 4 hours is way too much.
When my legs get jumpy I do crazy things like stand up, get out, and walk
around.

[polymod]

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...

"geoff" wrote in message
...
DVTs are very real it seems. Or was it god getting back at me ?

How long were you seated in one position?

I've never had a DVT in my life, but my legs get jumpy if I sit in one
place too long. An hour or two doesn't bother me, but 4 hours is way too
much. When my legs get jumpy I do crazy things like stand up, get out, and
walk around.

This can also pertain to long haul auto rides.
I always make a point to stop for a good walk/stretch after about an hour
and a half.
Drink plenty of water too. Every 15 minutes or so I'll take a few swigs.
And that's another reason to stop every hour and a half.


Poly

[vdubreeze]

Wow, this is scary but worth hearing about. We really take a lot for
granted when we're not actually in discomfort at the time. This kind
of thing is off the radar for most, not that it might not be a concern
next thing we know.

I hope you guys with these stories, especially Ty and Geoff, are ok.
Serious stuff.

[Ty Ford]

On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:33 -0500, vdubreeze wrote
(in article
):

Wow, this is scary but worth hearing about. We really take a lot for
granted when we're not actually in discomfort at the time. This kind
of thing is off the radar for most, not that it might not be a concern
next thing we know.

I hope you guys with these stories, especially Ty and Geoff, are ok.
Serious stuff.

I'm fine, but life is more precious than previously imagined.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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