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What's your advice for a long-haul flight if I have a history of medial gastrocnemius vein thrombosis that is aggravated by air travel?
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A recent history of medial gastrocnemius vein thrombosis without any extension into the deep veins, provoked by air travel, treated with Rivaroxaban for 3 months. I am a mid-age male, physically active, no regu...
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6 weeks after DVT diagnosis (injury immobilization) I have terrible feelings of leg heaviness. Is it PTS or venous reflux or can it be injury related?
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I had a knee injury. After immobilization I got DVT and after 2 weeks I started working on my thigh strengthening and knee flexion. After another 3 weeks I stopped using crutches but now I feel terrible leg h...
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Can my DVT had been caused from sitting on my leg over many years? Despite working a lot less lately, a DVT formed. Years of accumulated damage?
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For many years I have sat at my desk with my right leg tucked under my left leg. My right ankle was right below my left thigh slightly down from the buttocks. My left foot was on the floor, with the right leg b...
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Should we call a doctor or can it wait?
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My father is a bowel cancer patient diagnosed with a clot in his lung. He has been injecting himself in the stomach with blood thinner for a week and today his leg has swollen and is itching. I have said he sho...
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I am a football player and I am very physically active everyday. My vein is out over my ankle bone. Any thoughts?
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I noticed a tightening from my groin to my ankle. I was wondering if I possibly pulled a tendon. If I relax, the vein disappears on the ankle bone. If I am active it comes out. I had a blood clot in my other ca...
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I broke my pelvis in December and have been off my legs 12 weeks with shots in stomach the first 2 weeks after surgery.
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My foot was red and swollen Jan and Feb. They discovered DVT in most of my thigh. My doctor put me on Xarelto but said compression is not necessary. 3 weeks later my foot is still red. What should I do? Please ...
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I've injected into the vein in my groin and now my leg is swollen. What should I do?
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I've injected into the vein in my groin and now my leg is swollen. What should I do? I've taken aspirin and kept the leg elevated.
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I had triple DVT's in both legs 30 years ago. Recently I had a rapid increase in the number of surface veins and phlebitis—worried.
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I'm anti-coagulated with Warfarin and control my dosage at home with a blood test device. The initial DVT's were caused by bed rest after sciatica and a genetic protein S deficiency. I have been active working ...
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Can I sleep with my compression stocking if I have a fractured leg?
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Can I sleep with my compression stocking if I have a fractured leg?
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Clips were left in my calf after surgery. I have ongoing symptoms. Is this normal?
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My calf never healed. It still gets bright red and warm, and fluid leaks which causes a dry, crusty film.My primary physician says he's not sure and to put neosporin on it. It's been 14 years.
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