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scho63
10-22-2019, 04:12 AM
I've had some weird health issues this past year as I've gotten older. (56 1/2)

I now have either a DVT or blood clot on the inside of my left leg, a little above my knee cap.

Has anyone here dealt with this health issue and what was the treatment? :hmmm:

Any info greatly appreciated.

njchiefs
10-22-2019, 04:16 AM
If it’s a DVT and it’s above the knee, you need to be on a blood thinner ASAP, as they have a tendency to propagate, break free and travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolus) which can be life threatening.

Why do you think it’s a DVT?

Rasputin
10-22-2019, 04:21 AM
I've had a bursitis in the elbow that was some freaky ass shit i've ever had to deal with. Weird

Scooter LaCanforno
10-22-2019, 04:35 AM
If it’s a DVT and it’s above the knee, you need to be on a blood thinner ASAP, as they have a tendency to propagate, break free and travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolus) which can be life threatening.

Why do you think it’s a DVT?

You will be hospitalized and put on DVT blood thinners heparin, warferin or coumadin. The hospital will keep you there till you reach a certain level with the drug. In some cases they'll put a filter in your artery.For about 6 months you'll have to go and get blood tests to watch your drug levels.

scho63
10-22-2019, 04:49 AM
If it’s a DVT and it’s above the knee, you need to be on a blood thinner ASAP, as they have a tendency to propagate, break free and travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolus) which can be life threatening.

Why do you think it’s a DVT?

I have a burning area on the inside of my thigh that's an area of rougly 2" wide by around 6-8" long that is sore and hot. My calf is swollen, hard and sore.

It is very difficult to bend my leg from both pain and swollen.

I think with all the sitting on wood bar stools over the last 10-15 years, I've cut off circulation in my legs and made it easy for a clot or DVT to form. I've also been sedentary for the last 5 months with almost no exercise. :doh!:

njchiefs
10-22-2019, 04:51 AM
You will be hospitalized and put on DVT blood thinners heparin, warferin or coumadin. The hospital will keep you there till you reach a certain level with the drug. In some cases they'll put a filter in your artery.For about 6 months you'll have to go and get blood tests to watch your drug levels.

Not necessarily. Uncomplicated DVTs can now be treated as an outpatient with warfarin alternatives, that don’t require checking levels nor initiation with heparin.

Anyway, gotta go to work, but OP, if you really think you have a DVT, ie: pain in the back of the leg, swelling in that foot/lower leg, get it evaluated (ultrasound) ASAP.

scho63
10-22-2019, 04:59 AM
Thank you everyone for the advice and experience of dealing with this. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow at 4:30 pm

lewdog
10-22-2019, 05:23 AM
A DVT resulting in a pulmonary embolism is nothing to mess around with. Glad you’re getting in to see someone. Don’t wait.

displacedinMN
10-22-2019, 05:26 AM
Also, you get to wear socks in that nice AZ heat. Don't mess around with it.

'Hamas' Jenkins
10-22-2019, 05:26 AM
First: It's a medical emergency and you should go to the ER ASAP
. If it dislodges and you end up with a PE, the mortality rate is 30%


Spent over a year counseling patients w/ DVT, PE, or stroke on proper use of blood thinners, signs and symptoms of a clot, and proper management.

Busy right now, but I'll PM you shortly.

Biggest sign of a DVT is redness, pain and swelling in one leg, not both. PE is chest pain, tightness, and difficulty breathing.

Kman34
10-22-2019, 05:57 AM
I have a burning area on the inside of my thigh that's an area of rougly 2" wide by around 6-8" long that is sore and hot. My calf is swollen, hard and sore.

It is very difficult to bend my leg from both pain and swollen.

I think with all the sitting on wood bar stools over the last 10-15 years, I've cut off circulation in my legs and made it easy for a clot or DVT to form. I've also been sedentary for the last 5 months with almost no exercise. :doh!:

Dude .. get to a Doctor now.. you caught something from that escort..

Seriously ..take care of yourself ..

dirk digler
10-22-2019, 06:06 AM
Thank you everyone for the advice and experience of dealing with this. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow at 4:30 pm


You need to go to the ER and not wait scho. This isn't something to fuck around with it.

rabblerouser
10-22-2019, 06:11 AM
You need to go to the ER and not wait scho. This isn't something to **** around with it.

This.

Go to the ER. It's not like you stabbed yourself in the leg with an ice pick; this is a timely emergency.

notorious
10-22-2019, 06:28 AM
No more booze, especially on blood thinners.


Get well soon.

Fish
10-22-2019, 06:38 AM
Hey guys, I was browsing WebMD, and I think I have cancer now. And/or AIDS.

'Hamas' Jenkins
10-22-2019, 06:53 AM
I'm sending this to scho directly as well, but you all might as well know this given the average age of the board.

Okay, here's the deal.

Causes: DVT/PE is caused by one of three in Virchow's Triad: venous stasis (sitting around for a long time, like on a cross-country flight), hypercoagulable states (patients w/ clotting disorders, or even on drugs that can increase clotting risk, like birth control), or endothelial injury (damage to the blood vessel through trauma)

Symptoms: See what I posted above

Diagnosis: The ER will perform an ultrasound to determine blood flow in your lower extremities. They may also a lab test called a D-Dimer, which measures the amount of a byproduct of clot breakdown in your blood. If you have a PE, they may order a CT angiogram or inject a nuclear tracer bound to protein to determine if there is a loss of blood flow in one or both of your lungs.

Make sure that you give your team an up to date list of all Rx and OTC drugs and herbal supplements you may take, the frequency of alcohol intake, and whether or not you smoke.

Treatment: Treatment usually involves high doses of anticoagulants. Which medication depends upon what other medication and conditions you have. Common treatments are heparin and enoxaparin (also called Lovenox). These medications don't bust up the clot (unlike TPA, which is used in some stroke or cardiac cases), but they do help prevent the formation of other clots. Your treatment team may also put compression devices, called SCDs) on your legs to encourage adequate blood flow from your extremities and prevent pooling. In some patients (uncommon) they may also insert a device called an IVC, shaped similar to a shuttlecock, that is designed to catch the clots, but that is usually for patients with contraindications to medical therapy. After that, you will be placed on an oral anticoagulant for a period of time depending upon the location of the DVT/PE (above the knee is worse), and other contributing medical conditions. The most common treatments are Warfarin, Eliquis (apixaban), and Xarelto (rivaroxaban). Which one and which dose is best for you depends upon your insurance, adherence to medication, diet, social history (smoking, alcohol use) weight, kidney and liver function. Warfarin has the highest bleed risk, has the most drug interactions, requires the most frequent monitoring and dosage adjustments, but is the cheapest, and has the most readily-available antidote. Eliquis has the lowest bleed risk with no additional clot risk, but both it and Xarelto are expensive, so having good insurance is a big help.

arrowheadnation
10-22-2019, 07:18 AM
My mom developed DVT from being sedentary after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She actually lived through 2 PE's before cancer ultimately killed her. The onset of a PE was terrifying for those of us around her. I can't even imagine what it is like in the mind of the person having it. We purchased her Warfarin from an online pharmacy in Canada. It saved a ton of money.

oldman
10-22-2019, 07:46 AM
What weird shit did you do with your hooker? Are you sure you don't have a STD of the leg?

Seriously dude, get your young ass to the doctor ASAP.Those are nothing to fool around with.

Dayze
10-22-2019, 08:39 AM
I'm on blood thinners the rest of my life. about 4 years ago, I came home after a week on the road from trucking. Felt really bad; thought I was having a heart attack; went to the ER, turns out my gallbladder was about ready to pop. however, when they took a picture of my gallbladder, they noticed 4 or 5 clots in my lungs. So, having a bad gall bladder pretty much saved my hide. On thinners ever since.

lost a job and insurance, and ended up having to come off thinners for a few months; then at the new job, one day my calf started getting tender in one small 2" spot. then the next day it was tender in like a 6" spot; then the next a 12"; and I had a red line going up from my lower inner calf, up towards my groin. Went to the doctor/urgnet care and he sent me immdieately to the hospital. Got an ultra sound, and had 100's of small superficial clots/DVT; there were so many in whatever vein , that the vein felt like a piece of uncooked spaghetti.

so got back on thinners immediately and have been on them since and haven't had any other issues. I guess i have a mutation in my genes that causes it.

Johnny Vegas
10-22-2019, 08:47 AM
Just read an MLB official Eric Cooper, 52, die from a blood clot after surgery. Should probably get that checked ASAP.

dlphg9
10-22-2019, 08:50 AM
This is not the type of thing you schedule a doctor's appt for tomorrow at 430. This is a get your ads to the emergency room type of thing. Don't fuck around with this type of thing and get to the ER. If that dislodges and becomes a PE, then this thing goes from being a pretty simple situation to a serious situation that's life threatening.

GO TO THE FUCKING ER!!!

Dayze
10-22-2019, 08:57 AM
yep.

kcmecker
10-22-2019, 09:15 AM
I sprained my achilles at last years Pats game in October and flew home the next morning. I developed 3 clots in my lower leg. I was on high doses of Xarelto and light duty for 6 months. Therapy hasn't corrected the swelling as the clots likely damaged the veins in my leg. Get to the doctor asap!

Wallcrawler
10-22-2019, 09:30 AM
Hey guys, I was browsing WebMD, and I think I have cancer now. And/or AIDS.

Enjoy dying then.

Should the unfortunate instance occur that you survive, make your dumbass posts in a less serious thread.

Scho, you need to be at the ER.

One of my best friends died right on his living room floor from a blood clot in the leg.

He had banged his leg on a ladder while we were cleaning his gutters. It formed a clot, and he was too stubborn to get it checked.

It moved to his lungs and he died right there in the floor and there was nothing any of us could do but watch it happen.

Had he gotten it checked, he would still be here. He was a stubborn tough guy who wasnt going to the doctor for a little bump on his leg.

Beef Supreme
10-22-2019, 09:31 AM
Yeah, man. Don't have a thrombo.

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scho63
10-22-2019, 09:42 AM
You guys are scaring the **** out of me! :eek:

dlphg9
10-22-2019, 10:10 AM
You guys are scaring the **** out of me! :eek:

Well go to the ER right this minute. This isn't something to mess around with. Unless you want to die and in that case you should still go to the ER because dying of a pulminary embolism wouldnt be pleasant.

Wallcrawler
10-22-2019, 10:42 AM
You guys are scaring the **** out of me! :eek:


Just get to an ER, or an Urgent Care man. This is so not the thing to put off.

Do you really want to kick the bucket before you see Mahomes lift the Lombardi in February?

SupDock
10-22-2019, 10:45 AM
This is something that can be managed as an outpatient if you know a provider well and can get a visit today.

Some urgent cares are comfortable with this and some are not. The availability of same day imaging is also a determining factor. If not available the ER is the place to be.

Otherwise go to the ED for this.

Absolutely go to the ER for chest pain or shortness of breath

BlackHelicopters
10-22-2019, 10:55 AM
Go to the ER today. If you live til your Dr. appointment tomorrow, your Dr. is going to hospitalize you. Why are fucking around? This is serious.

ROYC75
10-22-2019, 11:06 AM
Go to the ER today. If you live til your Dr. appointment tomorrow, your Dr. is going to hospitalize you. Why are ****ing around? This is serious.

THIS!

Fish
10-22-2019, 11:15 AM
Enjoy dying then.

Should the unfortunate instance occur that you survive, make your dumbass posts in a less serious thread.

Scho, you need to be at the ER.

One of my best friends died right on his living room floor from a blood clot in the leg.

He had banged his leg on a ladder while we were cleaning his gutters. It formed a clot, and he was too stubborn to get it checked.

It moved to his lungs and he died right there in the floor and there was nothing any of us could do but watch it happen.

Had he gotten it checked, he would still be here. He was a stubborn tough guy who wasnt going to the doctor for a little bump on his leg.

I'm not the one seeking potentially urgent medical advice on a football forum. Chide somebody else.

duncan_idaho
10-22-2019, 11:21 AM
You guys are scaring the **** out of me! :eek:


It’s scary fucking shit bro. I had cellulitis in August and was terrified it was a DVT.

Get. To. The. ER. Now.

Blood clots are no joke. Don’t take chances.

njchiefs
10-22-2019, 11:33 AM
I have a burning area on the inside of my thigh that's an area of rougly 2" wide by around 6-8" long that is sore and hot. My calf is swollen, hard and sore.

It is very difficult to bend my leg from both pain and swollen.

I think with all the sitting on wood bar stools over the last 10-15 years, I've cut off circulation in my legs and made it easy for a clot or DVT to form. I've also been sedentary for the last 5 months with almost no exercise. :doh!:

Didn’t see this earlier. Based on that description, you shouldn’t wait until tomorrow. You should just go to the ER. They can probably do a quick ultrasound and diagnose it on the spot. Whether it’s a DVT (likely) superficial thrombophlebitis, hematoma or cellulitis, you need to know promptly so the appropriate treatment can be started.

BlackHelicopters
10-22-2019, 01:03 PM
I always come to CP when I have dangerous medical conditions.

patteeu
10-22-2019, 01:07 PM
If we have Scho's situation wrapped up, I'm bleeding profusely from the eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Has anyone ever experience that before? What do you think I should do? I'm all out of gauze pads and bandaids.

Abba-Dabba
10-22-2019, 01:17 PM
If we have Scho's situation wrapped up, I'm bleeding profusely from the eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Has anyone ever experience that before? What do you think I should do? I'm all out of gauze pads and bandaids.

Genes. Must be a gene problem. No hope for ya. Sorry.

jonzie04
10-22-2019, 01:20 PM
My brother passed away of a Pulmonary Embolism at only 33 years old last December. Go see that doctor asap, Nothing to mess around with.

patteeu
10-22-2019, 01:22 PM
I had a DVT in my left leg once. I ruptured a disk in my back and was laying around for several weeks. I ended up having surgery to fuse the back.

When I would get up to walk around post-surgery, my leg would swell up considerably. I told the surgeon when he made his rounds, but he didn't seem concerned. On the morning of the last day I was in the hospital, I made it a point to get up and walk before the surgeon got there for his rounds. When he saw the swelling, he was suddenly concerned and ordered the ultrasound that confirmed the DVT.

That was over 25 years ago. They put me on blood thinners and kept me in the hospital for a little longer before sending me home. I eventually had a vena cava filter installed prior to another surgery a few months later. I found out later that the filter had somehow been misplaced or migrated into my right renal vein (where it did me no good). The DVT messed up the valves in the main vein of my left leg so that leg swells regularly now. The filter choked off my right kidney so it's atrophied now and probably not very functional. But I didn't die from a pulmonary embolism, so there's that.

Naptown Chief
10-22-2019, 01:31 PM
You guys are scaring the **** out of me! :eek:

Good. Now get to the ER

Skyy God
10-22-2019, 01:42 PM
Good. Now get to the ER

Nah.

Gotta save up for manky hookers.

scho63
10-22-2019, 04:31 PM
Heading to the ER in 30 minutes.......

Mephistopheles Janx
10-22-2019, 04:37 PM
Heading to the ER in 30 minutes.......

Good. Best of luck to you and hope nothing major comes of it.

KCUnited
10-22-2019, 04:38 PM
Uber's that slow?

Naptown Chief
10-22-2019, 05:12 PM
Heading to the ER in 30 minutes.......

Good luck man

Naptown Chief
10-22-2019, 07:56 PM
FUCK, dude. RIP scho :(

notorious
10-22-2019, 08:22 PM
If we have Scho's situation wrapped up, I'm bleeding profusely from the eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Has anyone ever experience that before? What do you think I should do? I'm all out of gauze pads and bandaids.

Christ. You should know better than to watch the 2014 playoff game again.

rabblerouser
10-22-2019, 08:26 PM
Heading to the ER in 30 minutes.......

I see that this was posted 4 hours ago. Have you made it out of the waiting room yet?

Naptown Chief
10-22-2019, 08:27 PM
I see that this was posted 4 hours ago. Have you made it out of the waiting room yet?

FUCK, dude. RIP scho :(

https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?p=14545994#post14545994 :(

rabblerouser
10-22-2019, 08:33 PM
https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?p=14545994#post14545994 :(

Scho died in the waiting room?

That sucks.

notorious
10-22-2019, 08:35 PM
Wait, what?

Naptown Chief
10-22-2019, 08:44 PM
Scho died in the waiting room?

That sucks.

Wait, what?

:(

lewdog
10-22-2019, 08:52 PM
A fucking update would be nice you jackwagon!

Naptown Chief
10-22-2019, 08:54 PM
A fucking update would be nice you jackwagon!

FUCK, dude. RIP scho :(

https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?p=14545994#post14545994 :(

Scho died in the waiting room?

That sucks.

Wait, what?

:(

:(

scho63
10-22-2019, 10:00 PM
One giant thank you to everyone who yelled at me to get to the ER.

Ultrasound on entire left leg, CT Scan of lungs w contrast, major blood work all completed.

Holy shit am I a lucky SOB. Major blood clot in my left leg in the Femoral artery from the lower shin all the way to my groin. I also have multiple blood clots in my lungs. Too much longer and I could have been a goner. They started me on blood thinners. I'll be here for a couple of days. No damage to heart but lung clots making my heart beat faster and EKG a little off as my heart is under mild stress.

As men, especially older guys, we think we are invincible.

I learned a very valuable lesson today.

Naptown Chief
10-22-2019, 10:06 PM
Best of luck man. I'm glad you went and lived to address it.

rabblerouser
10-22-2019, 10:24 PM
One giant thank you to everyone who yelled at me to get to the ER.

Ultrasound on entire left leg, CT Scan of lungs w contrast, major blood work all completed.

Holy shit am I a lucky SOB. Major blood clot in my left leg in the Femoral artery from the lower shin all the way to my groin. I also have multiple blood clots in my lungs. Too much longer and I could have been a goner. They started me on blood thinners. I'll be here for a couple of days. No damage to heart but lung clots making my heart beat faster and EKG a little off as my heart is under mild stress.

As men, especially older guys, we think we are invincible.

I learned a very valuable lesson today.

How long were you in the waiting room?

Mr. Kotter
10-22-2019, 10:25 PM
Politics asides, I hope you are doing better...thoughts and prayers in your direction. Best wishes.

scho63
10-22-2019, 10:27 PM
How long were you in the waiting room?

90 minutes +/-

oldman
10-22-2019, 10:28 PM
Glad to hear you're OK, Sco. We all would hate to see the hooker fund go to waste. Seriously, you'll probably be on blood thinners for the rest of your life. I will tell you that both Eliquis and Xarelto are ridiculously priced, so see if your doc will give you warfarin instead. It's kind of a pain in the ass, but it's generic and will save you big bucks. PM me for details.

eDave
10-22-2019, 10:30 PM
Red wine diet for the win!

BryanBusby
10-22-2019, 10:32 PM
Fucking a makes me want to go on a walk right now

Buehler445
10-22-2019, 10:42 PM
One giant thank you to everyone who yelled at me to get to the ER.

Ultrasound on entire left leg, CT Scan of lungs w contrast, major blood work all completed.

Holy shit am I a lucky SOB. Major blood clot in my left leg in the Femoral artery from the lower shin all the way to my groin. I also have multiple blood clots in my lungs. Too much longer and I could have been a goner. They started me on blood thinners. I'll be here for a couple of days. No damage to heart but lung clots making my heart beat faster and EKG a little off as my heart is under mild stress.

As men, especially older guys, we think we are invincible.

I learned a very valuable lesson today.

Christ almighty. PEs have killed more than a couple people I know. Glad you got checked out.

FWIW, if you ever need to be reminded of your mortality, have an asthma attack. I never went through the invincible stage. I was laying down trying with everything I had to catch my breath and it just got worse. Nothing will knock you off your high horse like not breathing

DanT
10-23-2019, 12:16 AM
Derrick Thomas died from a pulmonary embolism. I am glad you went to get checked, scho63.

dlphg9
10-23-2019, 01:28 AM
Im glad everythings going good now. Thankfully you went to the ER instead of waiting until your appointment tomorrow.

'Hamas' Jenkins
10-23-2019, 04:04 AM
Glad to hear you're OK, Sco. We all would hate to see the hooker fund go to waste. Seriously, you'll probably be on blood thinners for the rest of your life. I will tell you that both Eliquis and Xarelto are ridiculously priced, so see if your doc will give you warfarin instead. It's kind of a pain in the ass, but it's generic and will save you big bucks. PM me for details.

I would recommend that he listen to his medical team and select a Xa inhibitor if he can afford it and there aren't any drug/disease interactions that contraindicate their use. Lower bleeding risk, similar rate of future DVT, fewer dietary restrictions, fewer drug interactions, and less monitoring.

oldman
10-23-2019, 06:15 AM
I would recommend that he listen to his medical team and select a Xa inhibitor if he can afford it and there aren't any drug/disease interactions that contraindicate their use. Lower bleeding risk, similar rate of future DVT, fewer dietary restrictions, fewer drug interactions, and less monitoring.

While I agree, I just couldn't afford Eliquis (avg price $450 for 30 days) or Xarelto (avg price $500 for 30 days) after my insurance ran out. I haven't noticed any restrictions or problems with interactions over the last 2 years. You do have to monitor, which is kind of a pain, but $4 for a 90 day supply of warfarin sure is a lot easier on the wallet.

dirk digler
10-23-2019, 06:29 AM
One giant thank you to everyone who yelled at me to get to the ER.

Ultrasound on entire left leg, CT Scan of lungs w contrast, major blood work all completed.

Holy shit am I a lucky SOB. Major blood clot in my left leg in the Femoral artery from the lower shin all the way to my groin. I also have multiple blood clots in my lungs. Too much longer and I could have been a goner. They started me on blood thinners. I'll be here for a couple of days. No damage to heart but lung clots making my heart beat faster and EKG a little off as my heart is under mild stress.

As men, especially older guys, we think we are invincible.

I learned a very valuable lesson today.


Glad you made it to the ER scho and hopefully on the road to recovery.

Skyy God
10-23-2019, 07:15 AM
One giant thank you to everyone who yelled at me to get to the ER.

Ultrasound on entire left leg, CT Scan of lungs w contrast, major blood work all completed.

Holy shit am I a lucky SOB. Major blood clot in my left leg in the Femoral artery from the lower shin all the way to my groin. I also have multiple blood clots in my lungs. Too much longer and I could have been a goner. They started me on blood thinners. I'll be here for a couple of days. No damage to heart but lung clots making my heart beat faster and EKG a little off as my heart is under mild stress.

As men, especially older guys, we think we are invincible.

I learned a very valuable lesson today.

Single guys 55+ die pretty frequently, FYI.

Hookers and bar flys aren’t going to nag you to go to the doctor.

'Hamas' Jenkins
10-23-2019, 07:24 AM
While I agree, I just couldn't afford Eliquis (avg price $450 for 30 days) or Xarelto (avg price $500 for 30 days) after my insurance ran out. I haven't noticed any restrictions or problems with interactions over the last 2 years. You do have to monitor, which is kind of a pain, but $4 for a 90 day supply of warfarin sure is a lot easier on the wallet.

If it makes you feel any better, the acquisition cost of the Xa antidote--Andexxa, was about $28,000 earlier this year.

Vitamin K for warfarin is quite a bit cheaper :).

duncan_idaho
10-23-2019, 07:35 AM
1) relieved you’re OK
2) somewhat surprised they let you sit for 90 minutes in the waiting room with a potential DVT
3) get better. Glad you listened. Wish my parents would do the same.

dlphg9
10-23-2019, 07:42 AM
While I agree, I just couldn't afford Eliquis (avg price $450 for 30 days) or Xarelto (avg price $500 for 30 days) after my insurance ran out. I haven't noticed any restrictions or problems with interactions over the last 2 years. You do have to monitor, which is kind of a pain, but $4 for a 90 day supply of warfarin sure is a lot easier on the wallet.

Well the good thing about those expensive name brand scripts is if you don't have prescription drug coverage, then they have some pretty damn good manufacturer coupons you can use.

scho63
10-23-2019, 08:48 AM
Thank you to all the get well wishes.

If you guys are up to it, send me a naughty nurse strip-o-gram.

LoneWolf
10-23-2019, 09:00 AM
Thank you to all the get well wishes.

If you guys are up to it, send me a naughty nurse strip-o-gram.

We heard that you were feeling ill,
A blood clot in your leg is no big thrill.
I came here to restore your pluck,
Because I'm the nurse who likes to fuck.

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Pasta Little Brioni
10-23-2019, 09:01 AM
He lives! :clap:

Pasta Little Brioni
10-23-2019, 09:05 AM
Back in the day he was fancied a looker
But now gives his pay to many a hooker
Popped too many blue pills
Clotting blood giving ills
Grabbed nurses ass and tried to fook her

scho63
10-23-2019, 02:50 PM
Going into ICU tomorrow to have a catheter put into my leg with clot buster. 48-72 hours.

Kman34
10-23-2019, 02:53 PM
Going into ICU tomorrow to have a catheter put into my leg with clot buster. 48-72 hours.

Good luck brother.. sending best wishes.. get well soon..

IowaHawkeyeChief
10-23-2019, 03:01 PM
Going into ICU tomorrow to have a catheter put into my leg with clot buster. 48-72 hours.

Are you listed as Questionable for Sunday? :p

Seriously, take care and get better!

displacedinMN
10-23-2019, 03:54 PM
Glad everything is getting better and you are being taken care of.

burt
10-23-2019, 04:06 PM
Get well! Keep us posted! I will do the same when I find out my MRI results and schedule my surgery.

Wallcrawler
10-23-2019, 04:19 PM
One giant thank you to everyone who yelled at me to get to the ER.

Ultrasound on entire left leg, CT Scan of lungs w contrast, major blood work all completed.

Holy shit am I a lucky SOB. Major blood clot in my left leg in the Femoral artery from the lower shin all the way to my groin. I also have multiple blood clots in my lungs. Too much longer and I could have been a goner. They started me on blood thinners. I'll be here for a couple of days. No damage to heart but lung clots making my heart beat faster and EKG a little off as my heart is under mild stress.

As men, especially older guys, we think we are invincible.

I learned a very valuable lesson today.

Jesus Christ that turned my stomach man. Thank Christ you listened and got it checked.

If my buddy Royce would have just done what you did, I know we'd still have him.

Best wishes for full recovery man.

srvy
10-23-2019, 04:27 PM
Get well scho glad you took the good advice in here and ran with it.

lewdog
10-23-2019, 08:31 PM
Hope it goes smoothly and you get this figured out long term.

Keep us updated.

All the best to you.

Fish
10-23-2019, 08:43 PM
I now have either a DVT or blood clot on the inside of my left leg, a little above my knee cap.


OK, I gotta give you credit. I made fun of you for self diagnosis. But, I'll be damned if you didn't nail it. Get better, bub. They won't let you shower with any hookers in ICU. Next time ask your doc first.... :thumb:

Pasta Little Brioni
10-24-2019, 09:10 PM
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eDave
10-25-2019, 02:21 AM
He went into ICU today and had clot buster inserted into his right leg at the start of the clot. He will be there for 3 days. I texted him this evening and he is either drugged up, chasing nurses, or is dead.

Buehler445
10-25-2019, 05:31 AM
He went into ICU today and had clot buster inserted into his right leg at the start of the clot. He will be there for 3 days. I texted him this evening and he is either drugged up, chasing nurses, or is dead.

Woah. That’s an ICU deal? I imagine if one of them breaks loose?

Thanks for the update.

oldman
10-25-2019, 06:55 AM
They usually put you in the ICU when you have the clotbuster in, just so they can monitor you. My nephew just went through that and they had him pretty well drugged up so he wouldn't move around too much while that was in.
You all still travelling long distances by air need to get up and walk around the cabin when you can. My nephew was on a Tokyo to LAX flight. He's 34 and in great shape with no family history of DVTs.

SupDock
10-25-2019, 07:06 AM
They usually put you in the ICU when you have the clotbuster in, just so they can monitor you. My nephew just went through that and they had him pretty well drugged up so he wouldn't move around too much while that was in.
You all still travelling long distances by air need to get up and walk around the cabin when you can. My nephew was on a Tokyo to LAX flight. He's 34 and in great shape with no family history of DVTs.

This is correct. TPA gets you in the ICU

TomB
10-25-2019, 07:09 AM
One giant thank you to everyone who yelled at me to get to the ER.

Ultrasound on entire left leg, CT Scan of lungs w contrast, major blood work all completed.

Holy shit am I a lucky SOB. Major blood clot in my left leg in the Femoral artery from the lower shin all the way to my groin. I also have multiple blood clots in my lungs. Too much longer and I could have been a goner. They started me on blood thinners. I'll be here for a couple of days. No damage to heart but lung clots making my heart beat faster and EKG a little off as my heart is under mild stress.

As men, especially older guys, we think we are invincible.

I learned a very valuable lesson today.

Wow.

I got what they call a pseudoaneurysm in the lower popliteal artery, just below the knee, when I was wounded in Vietnam. They didn't find it for two weeks and when they did they removed a portion of that artery. Fortunately, I was young enough that the other portion of that artery expanded enough to take the flow of blood and save my leg.

All the best Amigo.

duncan_idaho
10-25-2019, 07:16 AM
They usually put you in the ICU when you have the clotbuster in, just so they can monitor you. My nephew just went through that and they had him pretty well drugged up so he wouldn't move around too much while that was in.
You all still travelling long distances by air need to get up and walk around the cabin when you can. My nephew was on a Tokyo to LAX flight. He's 34 and in great shape with no family history of DVTs.


Another thing to try is wearing graduated compression socks on the plane.

TomB
10-25-2019, 07:28 AM
"Bloom’s death raised deep vein thrombosis awareness

NBC News correspondent David Bloom was in the middle of a war zone in Iraq when he was killed by something that takes hundreds of thousands of lives here at home every year: a complication of deep vein thrombosis. A blood clot in his leg had broken loose and traveled to his lungs. NBC’s Lester Holt reports."

theguardian.com/media/2003/apr/07/iraq.iraqandthemedia

Naptown Chief
10-25-2019, 08:35 AM
Wow.

I got what they call a pseudoaneurysm in the lower popliteal artery, just below the knee, when I was wounded in Vietnam. They didn't find it for two weeks and when they did they removed a portion of that artery. Fortunately, I was young enough that the other portion of that artery expanded enough to take the flow of blood and save my leg.

All the best Amigo.

My father was a Vietnam vet. Thank you for your service

TomB
10-25-2019, 10:23 AM
My father was a Vietnam vet. Thank you for your service


You're welcome, and a salute to your father.

golfindude
10-25-2019, 01:08 PM
I was recovering from Prostrate surgery in 2004. Went to empty my catheter and it took me 30 seconds to regain my breath. Did it again a couple hours later and it took me much longer to regain my breath. My wife called DR..... Ambulance hauled me 30 miles to Hospital. While waiting for results of cat scan, ER Dr, told my family and myself " your lungs are full of large, massive blood clots and we could lose you at any moment but I want you to relax. I'll never forget those words. Well, I made it b/c my heart was in very good shape. The clot started in my calf below the right knee. Still have a little bump there. I felt it the night before but thought it was a bruise. If it had been just me. I would have died in that recliner. Wife's come in handy sometimes. :-)

eDave
10-25-2019, 04:05 PM
He completed a 2nd operation a few hours ago and indicates positive results. Says he will talk to me in a few days.

Pasta Little Brioni
10-25-2019, 04:09 PM
Tell him I wish him luck

burt
10-25-2019, 04:14 PM
He completed a 2nd operation a few hours ago and indicates positive results. Says he will talk to me in a few days.

Thanks for keeping us posted and tell him even I am pulling for him! That should give him a grin!

Kman34
10-25-2019, 04:17 PM
He completed a 2nd operation a few hours ago and indicates positive results. Says he will talk to me in a few days.

Thanks for the update..

scho63
10-27-2019, 11:41 AM
Hopefully I will be released later today so I can watch the Chief's game at home.

The biggest thing I'm looking forward to is taking a good shit and a super long shower. I feel vile but much, much better than when I arrived.

Hog's Gone Fishin
10-27-2019, 11:56 AM
Glad all is well scho63. That was too close for comfort.

RINGLEADER
10-27-2019, 12:02 PM
Hopefully I will be released later today so I can watch the Chief's game at home.

The biggest thing I'm looking forward to is taking a good shit and a super long shower. I feel vile but much, much better than when I arrived.

Been lurking. Glad to hear you're feeling better.

burt
10-29-2019, 03:05 PM
Sho....update???

Naptown Chief
10-29-2019, 03:51 PM
Sho....update???

:(

eDave
10-29-2019, 05:18 PM
Had lunch and Margarita's with him today. He's good. Limping around, is bruised up, and has to get up and move around a lot. He's very thankful.

patteeu
10-29-2019, 05:48 PM
Had lunch and Margarita's with him today. He's good. Limping around and has to get up and move around a lot. He's very thankful.

He owes CP a round of drinks when he comes to KC for a game. Or, he could owe a life debt to each of us until he balances the books one by one by saving our lives. His choice. Hope he has an uneventful recovery. :)

lewdog
10-29-2019, 05:51 PM
CP LITERALLY saved someone’s life.

Hall of classics please!

patteeu
10-29-2019, 06:18 PM
CP LITERALLY saved someone’s life.

Hall of classics please!

Don't alert the media. Some of us are hiding out here on CP until the coast is clear. The last thing we need is a reporter trying to do a human interest story on us.

scho63
10-30-2019, 02:02 PM
He owes CP a round of drinks when he comes to KC for a game. Or, he could owe a life debt to each of us until he balances the books one by one by saving our lives. His choice. Hope he has an uneventful recovery. :)

I'd be more than happy to be a big round of drinks! :thumb:

I'm now on Eliquis and go back to both the Hematology doctor in two weeks for a genetics test to try and determine the cause of this clot (called Unprovoked vs a provoked clot which means they know what the cause was) and then also to see the pulmonologist to see how the clots in my lungs are doing.

Gout all but gone in my elbow and foot as well that added a lot of misery to my hospital stay and pain.

Walking much better today and a lot less like Frankenstein.

Fun, fun, fun........:doh!:

Kman34
10-30-2019, 02:04 PM
I'd be more than happy to be a big round of drinks! :thumb:

I'm now on Eliquis and go back to both the Hematology doctor in two weeks for a genetics test to try and determine the cause of this clot (called Unprovoked vs a provoked clot which means they know what the cause was) and then also to see the pulmonologist to see how the clots in my lungs are doing.

Gout all but gone in my elbow and foot as well that added a lot of misery to my hospital stay and pain.

Walking much better today and a lot less like Frankenstein.

Fun, fun, fun........:doh!:

Glad to hear you are doing good.. So... are you out till the bye week or back for the Titans?

BryanBusby
10-30-2019, 02:16 PM
Glad to hear you are doing good.. So... are you out till the bye week or back for the Titans?
Literally day to day

scho63
10-30-2019, 02:18 PM
Glad to hear you are doing good.. So... are you out till the bye week or back for the Titans?

Literally day to day

This for sure! I'm out for Sunday then day to day.

May have to get checked now for Hagland's in my ankle where they ran the catheter. :LOL:

burt
10-30-2019, 02:34 PM
Walking much better today and a lot less like Frankenstein.



You'll always be Frankenstein to me! Glad you're better!

srvy
10-30-2019, 02:47 PM
Sounds like you will soon be getting horizontal with some Vegas gals again soon. Well unless your preference is vertical pile driving. Good to hear your well on way to recovery Sho.

FAX
10-30-2019, 03:16 PM
If you were to ask my opinion on the subject of Deep Vein Thrombosis, I'm against it. Of course, I've never had it ... but I'm still opposed.

I hope all goes well, Mr. scho63.

FAX

dlphg9
10-30-2019, 09:06 PM
Just glad you took our advice. I will accept 100 of your finest women/hookers as payment for my medical advice.