What is a deep vein thrombosis?

I had this in my right lung made it though.Good God,Good Surgeon!

That's why they rush you out of bed after surgery to walk around in the hospital.

I survived a full left leg DVT. My IVC filter rested on the clot. I had 3 bilateral PEs. The Interventional Radiologist was a miracle worker. I not only kept my leg, but I was able to keep raising my little girl. TPA, IVC filters and stents are life savers...now if they could just master deep vein valve replacement, I'd be completely healed!

horrid thing. I lost a healthy fit friend to this after a long plane ride.

Radakyl, me too in leg and travelled up through heart into lungs...almost cost me my life, but survived it Thank God x

Radakyl, I had a Dvt in my leg. Great God indeed!

Player #1044936, I had one after knee surgery, scary

I had a good friend of mine , while I attended school with as a child ; who sadly died from what is described here. She was beautiful and only thirteen. She boarded an airplane to visit an aunt and did not take aspirin before the flight . The change in elevation led to a blood clot traveling from her legs to her lungs and ultimately led to her death before the plane could make an emergency landing . She was a beautiful soul and it is my hope that those who suffer with problems such as this today will receive better care and education about how to prevent tragedies such as this that I feel could have been easily avoided with preventative medication as simple as an aspirin before the flight .

Radakyl, You wouldn't have had a DVT in your lung. It was a pulmonary embolism, most probably from a DVT in your leg. Glad you made it, thanks to your good surgeon.

Scary Stuff!!!

penawareof, 👍

jennycat Of Lionvale, wow That’s really sad.

Linda, I starting to use cc on everything, changing daily routines, lots of brain exercises to promote plasticity and making new connections in brain after Traumatic Head injury exactly 20 years ago. Have also had at least 3 DVT and 2 Pulmonary embolism. So blood thinners. Doing pretty good

They had my aunt up and moving immediately after hip surgery. She died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism due DVT. You never know

Deb, I found out that I had one located behind my left knee and it broke off into my lungs as a month and a half ago I'm still on blood thinners and it still hurts

jennycat Of Lionvale, I am sorry to hear that I do take medicine now and I got a DVT behind my knee and went to my lungs

Cosmo, where do you find this data? I survived a DVT. in my Vena Cava. Which caused me to suffer an ischemic stroke in the right frontal lobe of my brain in 2021. 4 days after i turned 40 years old. I am still recovering from this tragedy and struggling with hemiparalysis as well as cognition issues.

I am suffering from the after effects of having a dvt, post thrombotic syndrome

didn't

Player #7926633, happened to me as well

had one 4 yrs ago, ignored it for a week til a Dr told me to go to emergency... I walked in & was shocked to hear most do not ... 2 yrs later an overweight friend passed from it: so sad because he was starting to get fitter ...

Radakyl, my daughter 28yo, passed away from PE. 😢💔 I don’t understand how none of her doctors saw this…

my brother had 4 went to his lungs he survived. then 2 1/2 yrs later he passed away he was only 45

Suekirider, I do!

lethal to the max

the picture is the answer

Renu, I'm sorry to hear that

Player #7926633, this is how my mom died. Glad to hear you're doing well.

My mum has deep vein thrombosis and suspected angina. She is on blood thinner, blood pressure meds and a statin. Would not wish it on anyone

Shasta, in the stomach? I had those.

I had this in my right leg. 8.5 hour emergency surgery and 3 weeks in hospital. luckily I kept my leg. that was 3 years ago next month. now I'm in better shape than ever in my life. 2nd life.

Player #21039372, We’re so glad you came along to tell us that the whole medical world is getting deep VEIN thrombosis completely wrong . All our fellow players who’ve suffered one can now sue👍

extremely dangerous.. this kills people every day..

I knew this one because I found out last week I have a blood clot in my lung caused by my chemotherapy treatment. Now stuck (quite literally) getting blood thinner needles for next 6 months.

Suekirider, Actually a regular aspirin is better.

Centenarian, i am an airport employee i work on the curb at a medium size airport.i see the emt vechicles drive up 5- 12 times a week.a lot of them have dvt because rhe airport is a long ways from everyone else in alaska.after i found out why.i make sure i stand up and move around when i travel.i stretch out 25-30 times every day.

Had a swollen ankle. Husband insisted I go to ER. He saved my life cause I had one behind my knee.

Toisha, Oh.. so sorry to hear that 😔

I was diagnosed August 2019 with a pulmonary embolism with no explanation. I am constantly short of breath, then haemaglobin dropped to 70. doctors don't seem to care. living day.to day on a.wing and.a.prayer

acharles50, me too after knee replacement. My ankle swole up, turned purple. it was very hot & painful.