For my traveling friends. I don't participate too much here, but I still read, and care.
Mrs and I flew to Vegas last month.
Saturday, she started feeling light headed, dizzy, couldn't keep her balance. I took her to the emergency room, it turns out she has pulmonary embolisms in both lungs, and in her left leg. It was deep vein thrombosis, and the doctors think it was from that flight. We were in middle/window seats and just stuck it out for the 4 1/2 hours.
She's doing okay, there was no cardiac damage from the additional strain, but she's still in the gray area for the clots being stable; but every day is a little better, she's been on heparin and Coumadin, when they are sure she is stable she'll be released and stay on the Coumadin for 3-6 months, at which time she'll be reevaluated, and may need to stay on it.
She and I are on the higher risk side; 60ish, overweight, somewhat sedentary in life. But a friend of ours who is active had the same thing happen, the clot went to her heart, and it was too late.
So, move around on those flights and road trips of over 2 hours. Your life is at stake.
Mrs and I flew to Vegas last month.
Saturday, she started feeling light headed, dizzy, couldn't keep her balance. I took her to the emergency room, it turns out she has pulmonary embolisms in both lungs, and in her left leg. It was deep vein thrombosis, and the doctors think it was from that flight. We were in middle/window seats and just stuck it out for the 4 1/2 hours.
She's doing okay, there was no cardiac damage from the additional strain, but she's still in the gray area for the clots being stable; but every day is a little better, she's been on heparin and Coumadin, when they are sure she is stable she'll be released and stay on the Coumadin for 3-6 months, at which time she'll be reevaluated, and may need to stay on it.
She and I are on the higher risk side; 60ish, overweight, somewhat sedentary in life. But a friend of ours who is active had the same thing happen, the clot went to her heart, and it was too late.
So, move around on those flights and road trips of over 2 hours. Your life is at stake.
Walk around on those long flights!
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