Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Support Group
Deep-vein thrombosis, also known as deep-venous thrombosis or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot ("thrombus") in a deep vein. It can be caused by something preventing blood from circulating or clotting normally. Join the support group if you are coping with DVT and find others who are going through the same challenges.
I got sick after chemo. Lying in bed or in recliner was all I felt like doing. I had no pain, but my right leg swelled and showed zigzag bruising on the thigh. My leg felt heavy. I had to lift it into the car with my hands.
I was that way for 3 weeks before mentioning it to PA-C. He sent me for a scan which showed a blockage. Spent a very boring week in hospital. I have been taking Warfarin for almost three years. How long is it supposed to take for a blockage to go away?
I was that way for 3 weeks before mentioning it to PA-C. He sent me for a scan which showed a blockage. Spent a very boring week in hospital. I have been taking Warfarin for almost three years. How long is it supposed to take for a blockage to go away?
I found this on ClotCare.org for another poster:
"Once you have started taking anticoagulant medications after having a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in the leg), the blood clot may dissolve on its own, or it may remain in your leg indefinitely. If the body's clotting system is successfully turned off by the anticoagulant medications, then the clot usually shrinks down and becomes firmly attached to the blood vessel wall. With time, the lining of the blood vessel wall may grow over the clot. Once the clot has become attached to the wall of the blood vessel and the lining of the blood vessel has grown over it, there is a much lower risk of the clot moving and/or causing more clot formation. This process is thought to take about 5 to 10 days. It also is possible that the body's own mechanism for dissolving clots may slowly eliminate the clot. This process may take weeks or months.
Some clinicians recently have started to use ultrasound scanning to determine if a clot remains at different points in the treatment process. At least one study has suggested that if the clot disappears completely, then the patient is less likely to have another clot once treatment is stopped."
I was also cancer patient. 4 years in remission now luckily, then got an unrelated DVT a few weeks back. My clot was in my subclavian vein so I don't have any info for you, just wanted to say hey and I hope you're feeling better soon.
Cancer and DVTs suck!
Are you still on warfarin cause they think they will go away? May not happen, but that doesn't mean you can't come off warfarin.