Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Has anyone every been told they had a blood clot in their liver? What did they do for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Ken has blood clots in his portal vein, splenic vein, s. mesenteric vein and his hepatic artery. The only blood that’s getting to his liver are though his collateral veins. He is post-transplant though and I’m sure that makes a difference. Doctors started him on Lovenox shots (once a day) then Coumadin and now he’s on Aspirin and Plavix. HTH Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight - Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (34) UC 91 PSC 99, LTX 6/21 & 6/30 2007 @ Baylor/Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Ken has blood clots in his portal vein, splenic vein, s. mesenteric vein and his hepatic artery. The only blood that’s getting to his liver are though his collateral veins. He is post-transplant though and I’m sure that makes a difference. Doctors started him on Lovenox shots (once a day) then Coumadin and now he’s on Aspirin and Plavix. HTH Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight - Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (34) UC 91 PSC 99, LTX 6/21 & 6/30 2007 @ Baylor/Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Ken has blood clots in his portal vein, splenic vein, s. mesenteric vein and his hepatic artery. The only blood that’s getting to his liver are though his collateral veins. He is post-transplant though and I’m sure that makes a difference. Doctors started him on Lovenox shots (once a day) then Coumadin and now he’s on Aspirin and Plavix. HTH Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight - Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (34) UC 91 PSC 99, LTX 6/21 & 6/30 2007 @ Baylor/Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Dear ; I've read about a condition called Budd-Chiari syndrome, which is caused by blood clots that completely or partially block the large veins that carry blood from the liver (hepatic veins) into the inferior vena cava: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch138/ch138d.html There's a collection of 133 references on this syndrome (and its treatments) at: http://www.psc-literature.org/BCS.htm But I don't know for sure whether this is what you are dealing with? Best regards, Dave (father of (23); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03) > > Has anyone every been told they had a blood clot in their liver? What did they do for it? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Dear ; I've read about a condition called Budd-Chiari syndrome, which is caused by blood clots that completely or partially block the large veins that carry blood from the liver (hepatic veins) into the inferior vena cava: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch138/ch138d.html There's a collection of 133 references on this syndrome (and its treatments) at: http://www.psc-literature.org/BCS.htm But I don't know for sure whether this is what you are dealing with? Best regards, Dave (father of (23); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03) > > Has anyone every been told they had a blood clot in their liver? What did they do for it? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 > > .... For now his gastroenterologist has chosen not to do anything about the clot and I'm not comfortable with that since they are encouraging him to exercise to strengthen the lower extremities. My concern is what if it breaks free? > ========================= That was my first question when they found my first clot. The drs. told us that we had no worries on that point, because the clots would have to travel through the whole liver to get anywhere else and, with my level of cirrhosis, that was a virtual impossibility. So, I guess, a lot would depend on where in the liver the clot is located, and whether or not cirrhosis is involved, etc. If there's no cirrhosis, I honestly don't know what the liklihood would be of the clot traveling elsewhere in his body. Regards, Carolyn B. in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 > > .... For now his gastroenterologist has chosen not to do anything about the clot and I'm not comfortable with that since they are encouraging him to exercise to strengthen the lower extremities. My concern is what if it breaks free? > ========================= That was my first question when they found my first clot. The drs. told us that we had no worries on that point, because the clots would have to travel through the whole liver to get anywhere else and, with my level of cirrhosis, that was a virtual impossibility. So, I guess, a lot would depend on where in the liver the clot is located, and whether or not cirrhosis is involved, etc. If there's no cirrhosis, I honestly don't know what the liklihood would be of the clot traveling elsewhere in his body. Regards, Carolyn B. in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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