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sir, My mom aged 63yrs having Blood clot DVT. I decided to take her for check up by flight. I want to know that Is there will be any problem if she fly? what are the treatments and proceedures?

PAST HISTORY : Need treatment details for DVT blood clot.Doctor my mother aged 63yrs have DVT. When scanned the report says following; 1- grey scale imaging shows enlarge diameter of Common Femoral Vein (CFV) & Superficial Fomoral Vein (SFV). 2- Color Doppler reveals non-fillilng of external lilac vein on the left side. Partial filling of colour is seen in the left CFV & SFV. The Popliteal vein does not show any colour filling. The Peroneal and Posterior Tibial veins are filling with the colour. Anterior tibial vein could not be identified on colour Doppler. 3- Doppler imaging shows mid respiratory plasticity in CFV. There is very poor Response to distal augmentation in the CFV. 4- Great Saphenous vein is Patent. IMPRESSION- Deep vein thrombosis in lower limb involving External lliac vein, CFV,SFV & Popliteal vein, and possibly Anterior Tibial Veins. There is partial recanalisation of CFV & SFV. Posterior Tibial and Peroneal veins are patent. Suggested clinical correlation. Scan copy added to the medical record in the profole. that the above is the report of the radiologist now what medicine you prescribe ,how to take and when to review the report? .whether the same will be cure or the patient should be in medicine for life long,what are the immediate risk?

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Patient asked followup Question: 12 years ago

whether Inferior Vena Cava Filter is required or I should go with the medicines for some more months That the DVT caused on 10th December 2012. My mother is a oncologist patient having CA

Dr. Ramesh Madan answered : 12 years ago

Hi,

Your mother is having DVT and flying increases the risk of dislodgement of thrombus,and flying is not advised in such a situation.
If she has to fly in some kind of extreme situation which cannot be avoided then follow the following precautions

1) Keep her limb moving continuously,although not too much
2) If the flight is too long,heparin injection might be recommended ( depending on her tests - PT, APTT )
3) Blood thinners might be given
4) Straighten up legs and bend legs; take a walk in plane every hour
5) Drink plenty of water so that dehydration does not occur
6) Don't take any kind of sleeping pill
7) Don't take any kind of alcohol
8) Consider wearing compression stocking
9) You may have to buy a leg exerciser,depending on your test

In case she has to travel on an urgent basis, please carry high risk consent & prescribed drugs by your doctor.

Feel free to ask more questions.

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