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Post by casii on Apr 14, 2021 17:30:59 GMT
Anyone had it? What made you decide to seek treatment and what treatment protocol were you given?
DH flew home last night on a long flight from Seattle and woke up from a nap to find his foot hurting quite a bit. I told him to look up Deep Vein Thrombosis and he waved me off, but I called our doctor this morning, had DH describe everything and they told him to go to the ER. He is now at the ER and mad at me because he feels he'll be there the whole day. I ain't mad if that's where he needs to be. I can take a little displaced anger.
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Post by mom on Apr 14, 2021 17:32:30 GMT
I have had it many times. He needs to be seen, ASAP.
My treatment was blood thinners but I also have a genetic condition that makes me have them more frequently.
When I am treated they do an ultrasound and take a peek at the clots. I’ve always been given blood thinners and then have to have my blood check daily a few weeks to check my clotting factors so my blood doesn’t get too thin. Again, I have a blood condition so I’m not sure if this is everyone’s experience.
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Post by peabay on Apr 14, 2021 17:33:14 GMT
Hope all is well!
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Post by casii on Apr 14, 2021 17:45:13 GMT
Thank you ladies, right now he's playing the waiting game. We don't live to far away so I can be there in a few minutes when he needs me.
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Post by Katie on Apr 14, 2021 17:49:30 GMT
In that situation, I would’ve absolutely gone to the doctor to get it checked out. I woke up one day with extreme pain in my calf, which wouldn’t have alarmed me, except that I had been on a flight the week prior. Even when I went to the doctor that day, he agreed because of the fact that I had been on a flight was enough to warrant an ultrasound. We both felt it was probably nothing (and it wasn’t), but that’s not something you want to mess around with. Definitely better to be safe than sorry!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 14, 2021 17:50:30 GMT
I'm glad you made him go in. If it is DVT, better to have it treated now than when in breaks off and lodges in the lung.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 14, 2021 17:58:18 GMT
My husband had clots in his lungs due to bone cancer and it was so scary! DVT is nothing to mess around with. He was in the hospital for a few days and now gets daily injections of blood thinner. (Three guesses who has to give him the shots!)
So let him get angry, at least he is alive to be that way.
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Post by moodyblue on Apr 14, 2021 18:04:27 GMT
Blood clots are nothing to take lightly. My brother miraculously survived a pulmonary embolism that stopped his breathing; he had a broken leg at the time and was awaiting surgery with a full leg cast on. No indication of a problem until the clot hit his lungs.
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 14, 2021 18:08:13 GMT
Well...he might be there all day because ERs are sometimes like that. However, you were smart to make him go! He'll get over it.  I don't have any advice about thrombosis but I know it can be serious. Hopefully everything will be resolved quickly. |
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Post by kimi on Apr 14, 2021 20:10:14 GMT
I had a DVT several years ago. I was going through breast cancer treatment at the time and the DVT occured near my chemo port. At the time I had 7 more months of IV treatments so I still needed my port.
I didn't feel any pain, but I noticed that my arm was slightly swollen. So my oncologist sent me in for a US. The US tech saw the DVT and refused to let me leave until he booked an appt for me to see a vascular surgeon. My appt was a few hours later.
The vascular surgeon put me on a injectable blood thinner, lovenox. I had to inject myself twice a day. Those shots HURT. I HATED them. After two weeks I begged my VS to put me on an oral medication. So he prescribed Eliquis.
After I finished my IV treatments I got my port removed. My VS wanted me to stay on Eliquis, but I didn't want to continue. So we compromised on baby aspirin once a day. So far, I am DVT free.
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Post by peanutterbutter on Apr 14, 2021 20:10:33 GMT
Good for you for having him talk to his doctor and get seen. This is definitely a better safe than sorry situation!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 14, 2021 20:20:40 GMT
The ER is worth him being angry with you!! Have you heard from him?
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 14, 2021 20:21:44 GMT
DVTs are scary indeed - is there an update?
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Post by dewryce on Apr 14, 2021 20:57:43 GMT
My husband’s lower calf was red and warm and swollen and achy all day long at work, getting worse as the day went on; even thought he suspected a DVT he stayed at work and figured he go after he got off 🙄 Did he tell me? Ha! I was out of town with a friend (but fairly close) when he finally called in the early evening. I insisted he go to the ER because he told me he was thinking about heading to a minor emergency. I drove home and met him in the ER where they showed him a clot the entire length of his leg. He’s 6’5”, that’s a long clot. They gave him meds and sent him home and told him to watch for symptoms of a pulmonary embolism. I was sort of gobsmacked. We had to go back just a couple of hours later because he was having a bit of a hard time breathing and the imaging showed a PE. Again, they sent us home. Maybe that’s usual but again, I was just gobsmacked. When his symptoms started to get worse we went back and they FINALLY admitted him. I hope that’s not what it is! But if so, please learn from us and become very familiar with the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism. I imagine they’re probably pretty rare but better safe than sorry. And then watch him like a hawk because he sounds like my DH who doesn’t want to make a big deal out of things. All this to say, I validate you, you absolutely did the right thing  |
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Post by Zee on Apr 14, 2021 21:05:25 GMT
I would seek treatment if the limb is red and swollen, and it's usually painful. I would not go be seen for pain in the foot unless it's red/swollen. DVT is literally a "deep vein" clot, and if they break apart, they travel back to the heart/lungs, not the foot. But I'm glad you told him to go get checked out.
The treatment is blood thinners, after scanning to determine if there is a clot. Maybe overnight on heparin and then home with oral or injectable anticoagulants, maybe home with anticoags and no overnight. Maybe a few days depending on other factors.
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Post by moodyblue on Apr 14, 2021 21:44:36 GMT
My husband’s lower calf was red and warm and swollen and achy all day long at work, getting worse as the day went on; even thought he suspected a DVT he stayed at work and figured he go after he got off 🙄 Did he tell me? Ha! I was out of town with a friend (but fairly close) when he finally called in the early evening. I insisted he go to the ER because he told me he was thinking about heading to a minor emergency. I drove home and met him in the ER where they showed him a clot the entire length of his leg. He’s 6’5”, that’s a long clot. They gave him meds and sent him home and told him to watch for symptoms of a pulmonary embolism. I was sort of gobsmacked. We had to go back just a couple of hours later because he was having a bit of a hard time breathing and the imaging showed a PE. Again, they sent us home. Maybe that’s usual but again, I was just gobsmacked. When his symptoms started to get worse we went back and they FINALLY admitted him. I hope that’s not what it is! But if so, please learn from us and become very familiar with the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism. I imagine they’re probably pretty rare but better safe than sorry. And then watch him like a hawk because he sounds like my DH who doesn’t want to make a big deal out of things. All this to say, I validate you, you absolutely did the right thing A friend of mine recently drove himself to the ER, knowing that his symptoms indicated a likely PE, and he was right. The staff were a little skeptical because of that whole "self diagnosis" thing medical people can be hesitant about, but he had read on the Mayo web site and he was right. My brother-in-law has had a blood clot the whole length of his leg too, though he’s much shorter. Turns out he has a blood condition that increases the chances of DVTs. One thing I’ve always remembered is reading (after the news reporter David Bloom died of a PE) that a PE can be faster than a heart attack. It isn’t always difficulty breathing, it can stop your breathing in a flash. |
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Post by twinks on Apr 14, 2021 21:55:37 GMT
I had pain in my leg that wouldn’t go away. I had kind of a family thing going on at the time. My older brother had just had his leg amputated and I had been up to visit him. About day 3, I finally decided to leave work and go to the fast visit clinic. The did a blood test and my dedimer(not sure if that is correct) was over 4,000 indicating a huge blood clot. The sent me immediately to the ER. They wanted the ambulance thingy but since it had gone on for 3 days I told them I was okay. I walked into the ER and they whisked me back ASAP. I had a blood clot the length of my leg. I am 6’2” so it was a big one. The immediately started me on blood thinners. They sent me home. Well, I asked to go home after 5 hours because right soon after I arrived at the ER, my older brother died of a PE. I had a problem with getting set up the next day with the clinic the ER doctor recommended. I called my friend who is a physician and asked him what to do. He got me into see a thrombosis doctor that afternoon. I had my appointment and he said something like less than 3% of the people with DVT get a pulmonary embolism. He told me I could resume normal activities, changed my blood thinner to one more manageable and I left. Normal activities meant I went to the bank and to the grocery store. I went home and was changing my clothes and I could hardly breathe. It hit my lung big time. I had to have my DD call my sister to come take me to the ER because I couldn’t get enough air to even talk. In the ER, I was given oxygen and a CT scan. The PE had damaged my lung. I was admitted. It hurt so bad. It wasn’t until the next day that they decided to do something drastic and give me more blood thinners. It helped and I could finally breathe easier. I went home that night and 3 days later delivered the eulogy at my brother’s funeral.
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Post by mom on Apr 15, 2021 1:07:27 GMT
Anyone had it? What made you decide to seek treatment and what treatment protocol were you given? DH flew home last night on a long flight from Seattle and woke up from a nap to find his foot hurting quite a bit. I told him to look up Deep Vein Thrombosis and he waved me off, but I called our doctor this morning, had DH describe everything and they told him to go to the ER. He is now at the ER and mad at me because he feels he'll be there the whole day. I ain't mad if that's where he needs to be. I can take a little displaced anger. How's your DH tonight? |
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 15, 2021 12:59:38 GMT
My husband had clots in his lungs due to bone cancer and it was so scary! DVT is nothing to mess around with. He was in the hospital for a few days and now gets daily injections of blood thinner. (Three guesses who has to give him the shots!)So let him get angry, at least he is alive to be that way. Ugh, giving DH shots is my worst nightmare! I thought I was going to have to give him a weekly shot, but they can do it at dialysis. |
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Post by casii on Apr 15, 2021 13:22:29 GMT
He isn't dying. At least not today. They did an ultrasound and found no clots. Xray showed no breaks though I wonder if it could be a stress fracture that doesn't show. They drew a circle in sharpie around the red & inflamed area with instructions that if it were to spread, it was likely an infection. The official papers say possible infection or gout, the coding says Arthralgia. They called in prescriptions for an antibiotic and colchicine and recommended a low purine diet. They told him to go to his primary care physician. No blood work was done.
It doesn't look like the area is larger, but it's still painful to the touch. Being unfamiliar with gout, does it make the surface area that sensitive? I'm reading this giant stack of papers they sent home with him which has surprisingly little useful information.
Heart rate good, blood pressure good, weight a little high with Pandemic Pudge, but he's a runner who can cut out one glass of wine a week, run 2 more miles a week and drop weight fast. I swear testosterone is a performance enhancing drug.
So now to sleuth if it's really gout, if it resolves on its own and what the doctor might eventually say. I hate for him to take mystery medicine without a clear diagnosis.
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Post by casii on Apr 15, 2021 13:24:14 GMT
BTW, thank you for sharing your stories. It reassured me I didn't send him off on a fool's errand. He can sit in the ER for days as long as it saves his life if that would be what it takes. I'm glad that he's not in immediate danger, but we wouldn't have known that if he didn't get it checked out.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 15, 2021 13:58:27 GMT
casii glad he is doing ok!!
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Post by christine58 on Apr 15, 2021 14:02:45 GMT
It doesn't look like the area is larger, but it's still painful to the touch. Being unfamiliar with gout, does it make the surface area that sensitive yes a friend had it and it is very painful to touch. |
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Post by milocat on Apr 15, 2021 15:40:17 GMT
Glad to hear it wasn't something serious. Flying can make the varicose vein in my foot really ache and throb, if I don't wear compression socks.
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Post by dewryce on Apr 15, 2021 21:53:01 GMT
So glad he is doing okay, was thinking about you guys.
Mine can do the same with the weight dropping. I mean...good for him. But it’s sort of infuriating to watch because I’m over here gaining while eating a perfectly healthy Whole Foods, only healthy carbs, not too many calories diet without ever cheating day after day after day.
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Post by Zee on Apr 15, 2021 22:39:46 GMT
He isn't dying. At least not today. They did an ultrasound and found no clots. Xray showed no breaks though I wonder if it could be a stress fracture that doesn't show. They drew a circle in sharpie around the red & inflamed area with instructions that if it were to spread, it was likely an infection. The official papers say possible infection or gout, the coding says Arthralgia. They called in prescriptions for an antibiotic and colchicine and recommended a low purine diet. They told him to go to his primary care physician. No blood work was done. It doesn't look like the area is larger, but it's still painful to the touch. Being unfamiliar with gout, does it make the surface area that sensitive? I'm reading this giant stack of papers they sent home with him which has surprisingly little useful information. Heart rate good, blood pressure good, weight a little high with Pandemic Pudge, but he's a runner who can cut out one glass of wine a week, run 2 more miles a week and drop weight fast. I swear testosterone is a performance enhancing drug. So now to sleuth if it's really gout, if it resolves on its own and what the doctor might eventually say. I hate for him to take mystery medicine without a clear diagnosis. They should do a uric acid level to check for gout, though it's usually in a toe. Is it in a joint? Or the whole foot? My DH gets occasional flares of that. He doesn't take colchicine, but may need to at some point. They usually call in indomethacin for him for an acute flare. And yes, it's red and warm and very painful to touch. Not generally swollen though it can be. |
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 15, 2021 23:10:44 GMT
I've had two upper DVT's. Both times I just knew something was wrong and called the doctor. When they suspect DVT they don't waste time. You're immediately sent to ultrasound w/labs. My arm swelled, was hot and It ran down to my hand. W/legs it's not dissimilar. I'm glad that your dh is OK and I hope they can figure out what happened to his leg.
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Post by smcast on Apr 16, 2021 3:42:10 GMT
When my dh has gout, he has so much pain, he can hardly put his shoe on, let alone walk. Gout is a form of arthritis, found in a joint. He usually is put on prednisone and uses indomethacin as needed for pain. Red meat and alcohol are dh's triggers. They should've checked a(n), not sure) uric acid level. I can't believe an ER visit didn't include labs. Grrrr.
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Post by casii on Apr 16, 2021 12:21:34 GMT
So glad he is doing okay, was thinking about you guys. Mine can do the same with the weight dropping. I mean...good for him. But it’s sort of infuriating to watch because I’m over here gaining while eating a perfectly healthy Whole Foods, only healthy carbs, not too many calories diet without ever cheating day after day after day. Isn't that just maddening? I know for me it's menopause making itself known. What worked 5 years ago is not working at all now. Only if I keep gaining mystery weight, please can I stop with the monthly periods?  Meanwhile he'll add 2 miles on to his weekend run, cut out one drink midweek and bam, 10 lbs are gone. This is a whole other thread. LOL |
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Post by casii on Apr 16, 2021 12:23:27 GMT
When my dh has gout, he has so much pain, he can hardly put his shoe on, let alone walk. Gout is a form of arthritis, found in a joint. He usually is put on prednisone and uses indomethacin as needed for pain. Red meat and alcohol are dh's triggers. They should've checked a(n), not sure) uric acid level. I can't believe an ER visit didn't include labs. Grrrr. Yes, I'm not happy he wasn't at least sent home with lab orders that could then be sent for a follow up with the doctor. And considering his terror of needles, it doesn't help that now I have to work to make that happen. |
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Meanwhile he'll add 2 miles on to his weekend run, cut out one drink midweek and bam, 10 lbs are gone.