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.

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Lwynn12
Lwynn12
I have to et more testing - AT3 - Antithrombin and APA - Antiphospholipid antibodies. Got a letter in the mail from the hematologist with just the lab reqs. in it with no explanation. What are these test for? I will phone tomorrow I guess. Is it something they test for after being off thinners?
TossNTurn
TossNTurn
These are different types of blood clotting disorders. Most of the time it is best to test once you're off thinners. Warfarin can affect the results of at least the antithrombin test, I believe.
Lwynn12
Lwynn12
God I am so sick of this....the rest of you cope so well!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm not sure coping is the right word. Most of us just have more experience now. I'm 12 years out, so I have gotten used to living with FVL and MTHFR. I've been tested for everything, clotted on Coumadin, and am a lifer on lovenox. But...I have had quite a lot of time to deal with my life. You'll eventually get used to the routine, and learn to live with it.

Make sure you ask a lot of questions, answers help with what you are dealing with.
rmb
rmb
Yeah I agree. Some of us have just had more time under our belt so we can let stuff sort of roll off of us. But I agree about asking questions. The information may help your mind work through things.

I think too that some of us who've had PEs come from a different perspective. We're just happy we didn't die so anything that comes at us seems like small stuff in comparison.

In the end though, it's just lab work. Bing bang boom, you're done. and your life continues.
Irielife
Irielife
I had to have these, too. After I tested + for FVL, he wanted to make sure I didn't have any other clotting disorders so he could determine how long to keep me on warfarin.
dvtgirl
dvtgirl
I was diagnosed with antiphosiphid antibodies 20 years ago. The way they found it was something came back goofy after I donated blood for a surgical procedure.

I was treated wit a baby aspirin and it worked til 10 month ago. I just wish they would have given me some warning signs. I was told by 4 doctors that I am on warafin for life because of the antiphosiphid antibodies.

Check out afspa.org

I get you, you want to put it behind you and something new comes up.

You definitely want to know if you have a clothing disorder.
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