DVT

[Guest guest]

When I was pregnant with my second child I developed DVT. At first

my calf just ached, it was painful enough that I went to the emerency

room, where they determined that I had a pulled muscle and sent me

home. Over night, my leg swelled up and became huge. It also turned

very deep red and hurt a lot. That morning I was admitted to the

hospital and began treatment for DVT. Please if your daughter has

anything similar to what I described get it checked out. I waited a

few days when the ache started, if I had known I might not have

gotten quite as sick as I got. The treatment was fairly easy for it,

bllod thinners and an antiboitic.

Dawn

>

> Hi Marie;

>

> The reason I suggested deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as a possible

cause

> of Gwynn's daughter's calf muscle swelling is that her daughter has

> vasculitis and this is a risk factor for DVT, and the symptoms

seemed

> to fit (fever and pain in the calf muscle). Thrombophlebitis is the

> name given to a blood cot in more superficial veins, and I

understand

> that this can occur as a result of IV's.

>

> There's an article comparing superficial thrombophlebitis with deep

> vein thrombosis in a recent edition of JAMA:

>

> http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/14/1718

>

> I understand from this article that a pulmonary embolism, a

condition

> that can be fatal, results from a DVT that becomes loose in the

> venous system and travels to the lungs.

>

> If you are concerned about a possible blood clot, please do talk to

> your doctor about these concerns.

>

> Best regards,

>

> Dave

> (father of (23); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

>