Have you ever flown again ,after being told you have deep vein thrombosis?

My GP has told me I should never fly again ,after getting DVT,going to thailand a 12 hour flight ,then a 6 hour drive in to Soeng Song,up into the jungle,I was there three days ,when the swelling im my legs became so bad ,veins coming up all over the place ,that I had to go to Seong Song Hospital ,
The treatment they gave me was a 5 day course of pills ,my GP told me when iI got home ,that I should have been on at least three months of medication ,
Ive be told by the GP if I fly more than 3 hours again , I must get up and walk about every hour,,,that I could die ,possibly before the flight even ends ,
Have any of you taken the risk ,and lived to tell the tale ???

Yikes, not worth the risk in my books

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