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blood clots

tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
edited October 2016 in General Discussion
well here's a little update for ya.
some my remember a week or so ago that I was having bad pain and thought it might be pleurisy. well went in for a CT scan and ill be danged if I did not get sent right to the Er for a blood clot in my lung along with fluid to boot. so now im forced to do nothing but light stuff for the next 6 months.
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  • Marc1301Marc1301 Member Posts: 31,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Glad they found it before something really bad happened.
    "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here." - William Shatner
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
    Glad they found it before something really bad happened.


    Me too [B)], they did find 2 other clots in my leg one we knew about and had been watching close but the other was deeper and could not be seen and they think thats the one that broke loose.

    just goes to show it does not pay to be hard headed like I was and not go to the doctor until now.
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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I feel for you. I went to the emergency room last month with stomach pain and after a CT scan and a colonoscopy they discovered a blood clot that caused gangrene in my large intestine which required removing approx. one foot of my large intestine. That resulted in a 3 week stay in the hospital the first time and two additional stays by the first of October. I'm now on blood thinner for the rest of my life.
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Smitty500mag
    I feel for you. I went to the emergency room last month with stomach pain and after a CT scan and a colonoscopy they discovered a blood clot that caused gangrene in my large intestine which required removing approx. one foot of my large intestine. That resulted in a 3 week stay in the hospital the first time and two additional stays by the first of October. I'm now on blood thinner for the rest of my life.




    Damn you take of yourself, that makes mine sould like a walk in the park
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  • woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 23,478 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Whew Thats Close guys .
    Don't Wait Next time K
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  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wishing you the best
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,108 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You are both very lucky you were diagnosed in time. Nothing hurts quite like a blood clot, it's a constant ache that can't be relieved. I had a popliteal aneurysm seventeen years ago. I was trying to be a tough guy and almost lost my leg. They bypassed the busted artery with the same vein they take for heart surgery. A hundred and forty four stitches and staples later I still have my foot. It still hurts every day, but it's there.

    It affects how long I can walk. I have got to where I can make about twenty minutes in WalMart, but for some reason I can make all day at a gun show. A man has to have his priorities.[:)]

    Anyone that feels that deep constant ache, get checked now, don't try to be a hero.
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    blood clots can make for a quick death....5-1/2 years ago went in for an odd spell and found what 3 cardios said was the biggest clot next to the heart they had ever seen ...never in anyone alive...i walked out 4 days later unimpaired..on small dose of meds doing great....THANKS to some skilled doctors and staff....no history before ??? sure i used up more than one get home free card on this adventure
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    at 44 it was a shock but then again I should have paid better attention after my run in with a 500 lb steer calf that worked my right leg over good causing a blood clot in the superficial vein.
    well turns out I had to more in my leg deeper and they think one of those broke loose and ended up in my lung.

    I consider myself to be very lucky to still be here and now I have to
    be a big burden on my friends and family for the next 6 months do to my own stubbornness.
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Barzillia
    Nah, you would have been a bigger burden to bury.

    No regrets !

    [;)]


    [:p][:D][:D] Thanks
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