Guest guest Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Hi Connie, I have had some experience with blood clots and its better you found out now. Eight years ago I had two back surgeries in four days. I was in a nursing home waiting for a bed to open at the rehab hospital in Vallejo. One day after doing some physical therapy I began to have some trouble breathing. I had to wait a day for a doctor to visit and he rushed me back to the hospital. A sonogram showed that I had blood clots all over my lungs, which is why I was having trouble breathing. They out me ICU, doped my up with drugs so I wouldn't move much and coumadine to thin my blood. I spent the next five days there, occasionly waking, but mostly sleeping. On day four I woke up and there was a doc who only said " you are very lucky " , then walked out. I found out later that when clots break loose, there are three places they can go: lungs, heart and brain. I was " lucky " because I got the best option of the three. If they go to your heart, you can have an attack. If they go to your brain, you have a stroke. So while its too bad you have to deal with them at all, its good that they will know this when it comes time for your operation. That way, they can be proactive with some blood thinners and watch you closely to ensure you don't have a reoccurence. In my humble, non-professional opinion, this won't interfere with your operation. I find it hard to believe that you would be the first person they have seen and should be able to deal with it appropriately. It may also hinge on whether you have an " open " or a " laproscopic " surgery. You should be able to get a good answer at the orientation. Good luck to you. > > I found out last night (in the ER) that I have a blood clot in my leg. > Ive been put on Lovenox and Coumadin and will be on blood thinners for > at least the next 3 months. I'm concerned this will cause some problems > with being eligible for surgery. Granted I am still in the beginning > stages...I go to orientation in Richmond on Tues. Am I worrying over > nothing? I'm going to take a wild guess that not many if ANY people > here has had this issue but maybe someone could give me some insight or > advice? Thanks! > > Connie > Sacramento > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Thanks for the info. You were very lucky it didn't go to your brain or heart! Thats what I'm scared of and I waited a week dealing with the symptoms before I went in. Of course I had no clue what was going on until a friend of mine who is an RN told me she thought it could be a blood clot. Hopefully the sucker stays in my leg and the meds break it down before too long. I will definitely inform them at orientation and see what they say. Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Connie i hope you feel better soon....dama > > Thanks for the info. You were very lucky it didn't go to your > brain or heart! Thats what I'm scared of and I waited a week dealing > with the symptoms before I went in. Of course I had no clue what was > going on until a friend of mine who is an RN told me she thought it > could be a blood clot. Hopefully the sucker stays in my leg and the > meds break it down before too long. > > I will definitely inform them at orientation and see what they say. > > Connie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 ConnieI'm not sure with this, but I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers the meds take care of the blood clots, and then surgery won't be a problem. I had a friend who had clots and the meds did work but it did take about three months, so hopefully the clots will go away while you're taking off the 10%. Good luck and take care. Donna JConnie Brenner wrote: I found out last night (in the ER) that I have a blood clot in my leg. Ive been put on Lovenox and Coumadin and will be on blood thinners for at least the next 3 months. I'm concerned this will cause some problems with being eligible for surgery. Granted I am still in the beginning stages...I go to orientation in Richmond on Tues. Am I worrying over nothing? I'm going to take a wild guess that not many if ANY people here has had this issue but maybe someone could give me some insight or advice? Thanks! Connie Sacramento Donna JordonDSJordon@... Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Wow ...we could have lost you. That's a sobering thought!! Glad it all worked out. Connie, I know that they put you on blood thinner when you go into surgery to reduce the risk of blood clots. Not sure how that works when you are already on it. They may want to wait until after the three months are all done with before the surgery, don't know where you are in the process...if htat will put you behind? But, remember that if you have one, you will need to really pay attention post surgery, get up and walk immediately, ASAP. I wound up buzzing my nurse and walking while I was still super groggy (I'm a drug wimp, total cheap date, and it took me a while in recovery before I came to...so when i realized that, i realized I should probably get up right away and walk. And i pushed myself, and walked as far as I could...and I got up several times an hour to do it.) This will help...but by all means, make sure the surgeons know what's going on with you. It will be in your medical record, but please flag it for your practitioners before surgery. Robynn --- wrote: > Hi Connie, > > I have had some experience with blood clots and its > better you found > out now. Eight years ago I had two back surgeries > in four days. I > was in a nursing home waiting for a bed to open at > the rehab hospital > in Vallejo. One day after doing some physical > therapy I began to have > some trouble breathing. I had to wait a day for a > doctor to visit and > he rushed me back to the hospital. A sonogram > showed that I had blood > clots all over my lungs, which is why I was having > trouble breathing. > > They out me ICU, doped my up with drugs so I > wouldn't move much and > coumadine to thin my blood. I spent the next five > days there, > occasionly waking, but mostly sleeping. On day four > I woke up and > there was a doc who only said " you are very lucky " , > then walked out. > I found out later that when clots break loose, there > are three places > they can go: lungs, heart and brain. I was " lucky " > because I got the > best option of the three. If they go to your heart, > you can have an > attack. If they go to your brain, you have a > stroke. > > So while its too bad you have to deal with them at > all, its good that > they will know this when it comes time for your > operation. That way, > they can be proactive with some blood thinners and > watch you closely > to ensure you don't have a reoccurence. > > In my humble, non-professional opinion, this won't > interfere with your > operation. I find it hard to believe that you would > be the first > person they have seen and should be able to deal > with it > appropriately. It may also hinge on whether you > have an " open " or a > " laproscopic " surgery. > > You should be able to get a good answer at the > orientation. Good luck > to you. > > > > > > > > > > I found out last night (in the ER) that I have a > blood clot in my leg. > > Ive been put on Lovenox and Coumadin and will be > on blood thinners for > > at least the next 3 months. I'm concerned this > will cause some > problems > > with being eligible for surgery. Granted I am > still in the beginning > > stages...I go to orientation in Richmond on Tues. > Am I worrying over > > nothing? I'm going to take a wild guess that not > many if ANY people > > here has had this issue but maybe someone could > give me some insight or > > advice? Thanks! > > > > Connie > > Sacramento > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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