{"id":316,"date":"2018-04-20T08:13:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T02:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atulpeters.com\/blog\/?p=316"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:04:16","slug":"deep-vein-thrombosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atulpeters.com\/blog\/deep-vein-thrombosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) with Bariatric Surgery: Anna’s Story and Key Measures<\/h3>\n\n\n

Yesterday I had a surprise visit from my childhood friend Anna. Two years have passed since the day Anna had a close brush with death. Her story, in her own words, goes like this.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019I woke up with a start around 3 am, with heaviness in my chest. I sat up and noticed my heart was racing, I could hear it thumping, and it was becoming harder for me to breathe. Then, I stood up and started to walk, but after a few steps, I was dizzy and was back on my bed. Now my heart was racing even faster. I lied down wondering what was happening to me, I picked up my mobile and thought of calling emergency. My husband was out for an offsite and my two children were asleep, I hesitated, decided to wait, and went back to sleep.<\/p>\n

I woke up again hours later with breathlessness and chest pain. Then I called my primary doctor\u2019s office and spoke to her nurse. Her triage questions saved my life, she said,\u201d You might have a blood clot in your lungs\u201d. Suddenly I remembered that I had undergone knee surgery for fracture three weeks back. She asked me to rush to the ER.\u00a0 At the ER a nurse took my pulse and hooked me up to IV line and cardiac monitor. I felt so relieved when I received oxygen.<\/p>\n

My doctor came in and ordered a CT scan of the chest, and the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism was confirmed. I was shifted to the intensive care unit, further tests confirmed a blood clot in my legs. My husband rushed back and he was informed that I needed surgery to have an IVC filter to prevent more clots in my legs from moving in my heart. I was given clot-dissolving medications. And I came back home 6 days later\u201d.<\/p>\n

I am now on blood thinners, maybe for life.\u00a0 And I have to wear my compression stockings all the time. I got my IVC filter removed after 6 months.<\/p>\n

DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and PE was a huge emotional setback for me, it took me many months to come out of it.<\/p>\n

MEASURES TO PREVENT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) DVT\/PE are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n