Hi I'm getting tummy tuck and lipo on March 28th. I am very scared of getting a blood clot. So my question is are PE & DVT always deadly or can they treat it?? I know my PS will be using blood thinners but I'm still scared about blood clots. I remember being scared when I got my gastric sleeve also, but now I'm more scared because I know this surgery will take longer. Thank you in advance for the advice.
March 1, 2014
Answer: PE/DVT DVT (deep vein thrombosis) and PE (pulmonary embolism) are rare complications from surgery. There are many risk factors such as age, BMI (body mass index), length of surgery, family history, hormone therapy, etc. that increase your risk of having a VTE (venous thromboembolism) such as a DVT or PE. DVTs do not always progress to PEs and PEs are not always deadly. There is treatment available, depending on what and where the clot is. It is best to follow your surgeon's advice about walking regularly after surgery and doing toe-up exercises when resting. It is not recommended to return home from surgery and lay down for long periods of time.
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March 1, 2014
Answer: PE/DVT DVT (deep vein thrombosis) and PE (pulmonary embolism) are rare complications from surgery. There are many risk factors such as age, BMI (body mass index), length of surgery, family history, hormone therapy, etc. that increase your risk of having a VTE (venous thromboembolism) such as a DVT or PE. DVTs do not always progress to PEs and PEs are not always deadly. There is treatment available, depending on what and where the clot is. It is best to follow your surgeon's advice about walking regularly after surgery and doing toe-up exercises when resting. It is not recommended to return home from surgery and lay down for long periods of time.
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Answer: Are PE & DVT's always deadly? A pulmonary embolus, a clot that breaks loose from a DVT and travels to the lung, is serious but extremely rare. I've done hundreds of TTs over the last 30 years and the only patient I know of who had a problem laid still in bed for days at the suggestion of her friends rather than moving around as we instructed. Your chances of dying while driving to the Mall is higher than you risk of death from this surgery if you are otherwise healthy.
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Answer: Are PE & DVT's always deadly? A pulmonary embolus, a clot that breaks loose from a DVT and travels to the lung, is serious but extremely rare. I've done hundreds of TTs over the last 30 years and the only patient I know of who had a problem laid still in bed for days at the suggestion of her friends rather than moving around as we instructed. Your chances of dying while driving to the Mall is higher than you risk of death from this surgery if you are otherwise healthy.
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