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Deep Vein Thrombosis - what's the usual treatment? |
My doctor suspects I have DVT and I'll be seeing a specialist in a few days. Meantime I wonder if anyone can tell me what are the usual treatment options, and also are there any alternative medicine regimes I could follow? Thanks. The best treatment if you want to come away from this without a stroke or pulmonary embolism that can be fatal,is following the Md's treatment plan.DVT is nothing to play around with.Usual therapies include bed rest,anticoagulants by IV drip and blood thinner by mouth,or a with a shot given in the fatty tissue or Subq Included would also be chest x-ray and Doppler or scan to check circulation in the legs You will also need daily blood work to monitor your clotting times,critical in monitoring while on IV drug therapy.At home bed rest keep your feet elevated. Take care. SW RNP Different systems have different treatment options and so, first get the specialist opinion. If the main stream medicines don't work, or for some reason you prefer the alternative route, yes, options exist. Well 7 years ago whein i had one in the bottombackside of my right leg i was hospitalized for 9 days with my legs raised up in the bed where they are suppose to be over your heart and i wasn't able to put any weight on my leg it hurt so bad i couldn't even walk! i would say that was the worse pain i ever had but it does rate high on my list and they wouldn't let me leave the hospital until i could learn to put on those thick support stockings aaahhhh i hated them!! And to this day i am still on blood thinner called coumadin So I Know What You R Going Through |
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I would say it is not very common... but look at the list of risk factors to see if they pertain to you... a DVT can happen at any age. Risk factors for developing a DVT are the following: 1.... A deep vein thrombosis is a clot in the big veins deep inside your calf. They're dangerous b/c if they dislodge, they can travel to your lungs or heart. You could die if that happens. I... If you do not have a violent pain in your legs it's likely that you have a DVT. From what you have said it appears to me that you have Phlebitis which is inflammation of the veins and not so... Go to the dr and get it checked out. NOW START DRINKING ALOT of water and keep drinking alot of water. NO sodas. People that drink alot of water have alot less problems with craming of the legs,... No.Not until the blood is decoagulated or a greenfield filter is put in place. ...I think it's a pretty serious condition. You should seek other opinions. ...Unfortunately, being on warfarin doesn't always dissolve the DVTs. It DOES prevent new clot formation. I've seen patients recanalize (partially open) their DVTs months later. Ask yo... Anticoagulation, usually with coumadin (warfarin). The danger with DVT is that the clot would break apart and go to the blood vessels of the lung, causing a pulmonary embolus which can lead to dea... |
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