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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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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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Is it normal after an IV for the vein to harden about 8 inches and also be extremely sore?
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I had an IV about 8 days ago. Since then, the vein has hardened from my elbow to my wrist, and it is very sore. Is it normal after an IV for the vein to harden about 8 inches and also be extremely sore?
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Should compression stockings be used when running?
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I had contradictory advice from different vascular surgeons. One stated that the blood when running goes up really fast in the veins and that wearing stockings could create skin problems.
I have femoropoplit...
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A friend has a blood clot in a vein in her leg. Can it be stripped?
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Several years after a VNUS closure to my inner left thigh, I still get very sharp pain a few times per month. Should I be concerned?
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Several years after a VNUS closure to my inner left thigh, I still get very sharp pain a few times per month. Should I be concerned? There was a complication the first time that caused an infection by breaking ...
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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I have bulging veins in my lower leg and pain when walking. What could be the problem?
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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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Can a blood clot in your groin area be lasered out?
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I have a blood clot in my groin and it has been there for some time because the doctor said it was cemented in so he could not remove it. Is there a way he could he have lasered it out?
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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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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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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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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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