Comments on: Weight Loss Surgery Patients Face Risk of Blood Clots http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/breaking-wls-news/weight-loss-surgery-patients-face-risk-of-blood-clots.html/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill I http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/breaking-wls-news/weight-loss-surgery-patients-face-risk-of-blood-clots.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 Bill I Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:23:04 +0000 http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/breaking-wls-news/weight-loss-surgery-patients-face-risk-of-blood-clots-5164.html/#comment-1453 I'm a 38 yr old male and I developed DVT and had a couple of small pulmonary embolisms about 2 weeks post-op and it took me back to the hospital for an extra week. There was a IVC filter installed before my bariatric(DS) surgery was done and it probably saved my life. I would do the bariatric surgery over again today because it was worth the risk and the complication to have a chance at living a somewhat normal life (and add a few more decades). I would love to have the DVT gone. I am on blood thinner and wear compression socks but they probably will not dislodge or otherwise affect the DVT - but they will keep it from getting bigger. There is a surgical treatment to remove big DVT clots but unfortunately the guiding scan requires a dye that I'm allergic to so not an option for me. I’m a 38 yr old male and I developed DVT and had a couple of small pulmonary embolisms about 2 weeks post-op and it took me back to the hospital for an extra week. There was a IVC filter installed before my bariatric(DS) surgery was done and it probably saved my life. I would do the bariatric surgery over again today because it was worth the risk and the complication to have a chance at living a somewhat normal life (and add a few more decades).

I would love to have the DVT gone. I am on blood thinner and wear compression socks but they probably will not dislodge or otherwise affect the DVT – but they will keep it from getting bigger. There is a surgical treatment to remove big DVT clots but unfortunately the guiding scan requires a dye that I’m allergic to so not an option for me.

]]> By: Shapely Secrets http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/breaking-wls-news/weight-loss-surgery-patients-face-risk-of-blood-clots.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Shapely Secrets Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:53:09 +0000 http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/breaking-wls-news/weight-loss-surgery-patients-face-risk-of-blood-clots-5164.html/#comment-1450 Although these patients are at rish for such blood clots, they do feel a sense of optimism that surgeries of this nature can benefit them in the long run. To them, it's worth the risk to live a longer and healthier life. Although these patients are at rish for such blood clots, they do feel a sense of optimism that surgeries of this nature can benefit them in the long run. To them, it’s worth the risk to live a longer and healthier life.

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