age related diagnosis for PE and DVTs
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hi
new to this site
My son nealry died in june and naturally i was a tad upset so i have complained
sadly the repsones are 'we didnt consider him to be a priority for a dvt/ pe as his age is inconsistant with Data' ( he was 32)
the various health professionals had not followed the NICE guidlines as reading your various posting it would appear many of you have suffered the same
However, i would be very grateful to be able to get an average of the ages and for this i would be so grateful for replies and ages /gender
looking forward to hearing from you
He has recovered significantly since June but requires a life time of therapy and compression stockings
many thanks
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sheila91262 gillian81509
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I don't know how to PM you.
Curlyhairdo gillian81509
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Sorry to hear about your son.
I had DVT in 2003 that was missed by 4 doctors. I was told it was poor circulation and to go to the gym. I did. I also went on a spa day and had a leg massage...great for breaking up a clot and sending to your lungs! I then had multiple PE by the time I was diagnosed. I was told I was lucky. I was 33 then. I'd be to Oz, long flight, long coach trip there and I'd also just gone back on the pill.
In January 2015, I was diagnosed again with bilateral PE after an operation in Dec on my foot so I was immobile for 8 weeks but at week 5 was diagnosed. I'd been given an extra weeks worth of heparin too to try protect me.
I was 45 at the time of this diagnosis. Had 3.5 months off work. This will be my first week back full time. I'm on warfarin for life now and just waiting for a heart scan.
But I'm still here. I don't like taking tablets but I'll get used to it. I've been lucky...but I'm still here 😀
titanium gillian81509
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My husbands death certificate was issued on his 60th birthday and they still didn`t see fit to risk assess him. No safeguards put in place what so ever. We knew nothing about DVT, or the warning signs to look out for. He had them all, pain in his leg that had the full cast on, shortness of breath, my husband was dying in front of my eyes and I didn`t know. All
the information is there in " Avoidable DVT Death of my Husband ".
I have been fighting this for nearly 3 years and refuse to let his death be swept under the carpet.
titanium gillian81509
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My husbands death certificate was issued on his 60th birthday and they still didn`t see fit to risk assess him. No safeguards put in place what so ever. We knew nothing about DVT, or the warning signs to look out for. He had them all, pain in his leg that had the full cast on, shortness of breath, my husband was dying in front of my eyes and I didn`t know. All
the information is there in " Avoidable DVT Death of my Husband ".
I have been fighting this for nearly 3 years and refuse to let his death be swept under the carpet.
-.a-way_forward titanium
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titanium gillian81509
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catherine24302 gillian81509
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So sorry to hear about your son's experience and i sympathise with you and am supporting you in your quest for further information. A close relation of mine actually died in hospital post-op of PE. I'd like to know whether she was given compression stockings at all. It's hard to find out about her case because she died way back in 1982 when I was a teenager. Yours ever, Catherine24302