HomeBreaking WLS NewsWeight Loss Surgery Patients Face Risk of Blood Clots gwhqadmin July 10, 2009 Breaking WLS News 2 Comments 2 Responses Shapely Secrets July 10, 2009 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. Bill I July 10, 2009 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.
Shapely Secrets July 10, 2009 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.
Bill I July 10, 2009 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.
