Can you have surgery if you already have a blood clot?
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just wondering if a person who already has a blood clot in their leg have foot surgery?
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john69167 Billybud
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It depends how long ago it was. I had foot surgery eighteen months after having a large DVT. I was put on blood thinners for a week following the surgery and was fine. I had come off blood thinners for the DVT a year before. John