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I had veins removed now I have a clot in my thigh and my leg stays swollen. It leaks and is very sore. What should I do?
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I have bulging veins in my lower leg and pain when walking. What could be the problem?
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Pain in left leg, had two ultrasounds and two D Dimer blood tests within two separate days, all negative. I'm still in pain. Could tests be wrong?
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I recently was discharged after a week in the hospital with a severe GI bleed. The area was the colon but an exact point of origin was not determined.
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The bleeding stopped on its own. I have since developed a DVT in my calf muscle. I have been on Xarelto for 24 hours. Because of a blood thinner concern which might start the GI bleed again, the new suggestion ...
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I suffered a DVT 2 weeks ago. My knee is still so swollen that I can't walk without crutches. How can both problems be treated simultaneously?
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I am injecting myself 12/12 hours with blood thinners. My vascular surgeon said I have to walk unaided but my knee is still so swollen, I can neither straighten nor bend my knee. Also I can't support my own wei...
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I have a DVT in my calf. Is it OK to get a massage in my shoulder/back area? Not on my calf.
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Also, is it OK to use the TENS unit on the arches of my feet?
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Is it safe to use varicofix gel if the patient has DVT, as it has heparin? do you think it will dissolve the clot and make it movable?
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I'm a 26 year old female. I had operations on both legs. They gave the injection in veins and some they took out. It's been 4 days now.
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I have very heavy pain from my ankle to my knee. The ankle is swollen heavily and it hurts even if I lay down. I can hardly walk to the bathroom as the pain is so heavy. I've been to my doctor and he said it's ...
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Which compression class is best for me? I wear Medi DuoMed stockings. How much pressure at the ankle is best?
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I had DVT-PE 2 years back, a clot in the full leg that is now dissolved. But I'm on lifetime therapy of acitrom. Lupus anticoagulant present. Please suggest which pressure value stockings are best for me. I wea...
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83 yrs old. What compression stockings should I use for edema? dvt related
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Is it safe to fly with a partially dissolved ovarian blood clot?
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I had surgery bowel resection surgery in May. The post-surgery CT found an ovarian blood clot. I was given Xarelto for 3 months. Vaginal bleeding began, and then stopped. The blood clot is dissolved somewhat, b...
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Do I possibly have DVT?
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About once every 3-4 months (since Jan, 2017) I've had something happen to my body that I've never had happen or even hear of until recently. After work one day I began to feel short winded (sort of like not ge...
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Can you tell me if having great calf pain still after 6 weeks on Eliquis for a gastrocnemius blood clot is likely?
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Difficulty walking. Painful jolts in calf. I'm praying it's not nerve damage. Injury date (slipped onto our dock) was 8/7/18. Diagnosed with a clot 8/31/18. 3 ultrasound over these 6 weeks show the clot is the ...
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I’m traveling in a van for 7 hours. I have chronic DVT. Should I remove my compression stockings for travel, or wear them?
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I sometimes lay down in midday to elevate my legs for a break. Should I remove stockings while elevating my legs?
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After DVT detection, when is it recommended to continue rehabilitation for a soleus and gastrocnemius tear?
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I had a calf tear (multifibrillar on soleus and external gastrocnemius) and a big hematoma (9 x 6 x 3 cm). One month later, a DVT was detected on the gastrocnemius vein in the same leg. My question is, when can...
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Is it safe to fly long distance 5 weeks after a DVT?
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I am currently on Xeralto. I did not get a PE, it was just a DVT in my left leg. Is it safe to fly long distance?
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I had a venous duplex to rule out DVT for calf pain a few months ago and it's still bothering me. Could the test have missed the clot?
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I still have pain on right calf with intermittent tingling in the right foot. I'm a 32 year old female, nonsmoker, not on birth control. Would a d dimer test be high if a clot was present?
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Chances of reocurrence of DVT or PE?
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I’m 23. I just had my first child with a 28 hour delivery, tear in vaginal wall, and loss of quite a bit of blood. 3 days later I had a dizzy spell and got diagnosed with a PE. 1 in each lung. Very small 20% ...
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I was diagnosed with DVT 1 week ago. I have blood clots in my left lower calf and take Xarelto. Do you recommend compression stockings?
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I had a stress fracture on my left upper shinbone a few weeks ago and blood clots formed as a result of leg inactivity. I’ve been suffering from frequent muscle spasms a day and heard that compression stockin...
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The flight socks I bought are causing pain inside my knee. Is there an alternative that would not dig in under my knee when sitting?
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I don't have DVT, but most of the females in my family do. I am flying for 7 hours, followed by a 12-hour stop over & another 6 hr flight..
I bought a pair of flight socks (XL), which were measured...
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