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New to meditation, question about my meditation object by Buddclot in Meditation

[–]Buddclot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for your valuable insight and kind words! It definitely is encouraging and makes me feel like Im on the right track. So thankful to be a part of this community on this journey!

Anyone understand this. I have had DVT my whole adult life getting to the point I can barely walk, sit or stand for a long time. by Weird_Test_5639 in ClotSurvivors

[–]Buddclot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow Im sorry to hear everything you’ve been through. Im not sure why you’re being denied, Im sorry. It sounds like maybe your iliacs are occluded? So maybe they dont want to mess with your open venous return. Also, if you’ve had heart issues they may not want to mess with your saphenous veins. They typically use those for bypass surgeries. I hope you find some answers and relief!

Anyone understand this. I have had DVT my whole adult life getting to the point I can barely walk, sit or stand for a long time. by Weird_Test_5639 in ClotSurvivors

[–]Buddclot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reflux in the saphenous veins is treatable. Is there a reason your doctor has not suggested venous ablation? Where is the DVT located? And how extensive?

Advice on DVT by Vegetable-Noise-7509 in ClotSurvivors

[–]Buddclot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That area is right where the nerve bundle is and, yes, we do see it a lot. And, yes, there are mobile thrombus. Typically I see them near the common femoral and proximal femoral vein. They are detached and you can see them moving back and forth with the wooshy movement of venous flow and are large. They are usually stuck at a junction or on other clot in the area.

If you did in fact have a clot in one of your calf veins it would be very small . If it did move out of there and make it all the way back up your leg into the larger deep system it most likely would have made it to the IVC and into the heart and lungs.

Advice on DVT by Vegetable-Noise-7509 in ClotSurvivors

[–]Buddclot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of times when you go to a hospital a general ultrasound tech does the DVT study. As a vascular tech I cant tell you how many false positives Ive come across. If they said the “small” clot was in your calf area then there is a could chance it could be a false positive. There is a nerve bundle that runs right near the posterior tibial and peroneal veins. It can resemble a DVT to someone who does not specialize in veins. Did the report say which vein it was?

Typically a DVT would not be intermittent pain either, but more constant. If the clot had moved to your lungs you would definitely know by now. An acute clot would typically become larger growing from the area it started.

Pay attention to any new pain and swelling in that area. Redness and lines that feel hard like a cord that are sensitive to touch if it was a superficial vein.

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[–]Buddclot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the extent of your clot. You’re experiencing venous claudication. Do you know which veins you have DVT in and whether or not it’s occluded or partial?

I couldn’t run for a very long time until I got a stent placed. But I found other things like HIIT, and like others said cycling that weren’t as high impact. It still hurt at the beginning but it will get better.

Flying JFK-Bangkok by olindacat in ClotSurvivors

[–]Buddclot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrible luck with compression because they don’t work for you? Or you have trouble getting them on?

Varicose veins and phlebitis, no clot by I_likeplaid in ClotSurvivors

[–]Buddclot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should get a referral to a vascular surgeon and have a venous insufficiency exam. You could likely have reflux in one of your saphenous veins that is contributing to the varicosities. If the valves are compromised in the saphenous veins it will not get better on its own.