Parent had to go into the hospital recently, complaining of back-pain, so we took her in for a checkup.
Once they got the results, they basically told her 'You need to go to the emergency room, NOW'. Thankfully, despite the fact that she had, y'know, a fucking blood clot that was migrating toward her lungs, she was overall rather healthy, so made it out okay.
The thing is... what causes most blood clots? Just sitting around. Alot. They form 'naturally' in the leg and then migrate elsewhere. Every last doctor she talked too basically said 'Start exercising and you won't have this problem'. She's basically sitting around on her ass all day long, doing nothing but reading and watching TV.
That's what it takes to cause blood clots. Sitting on your ass 24/7, almost. You really shouldn't be seeing in the people that are getting it unless they've got something REALLY exotic going on in the background.
And before you ask, no, she never got the vex. All my immediate family are purebloods.
You'd be surprised how sedentary you have to be before DVT becomes a real issue. Even if you just flex your legs every so often, that's usually enough. The people who get them from sitting around all day are the type to fuse with their couch all day, only moving when absolutely necessary. They also generally have terrible blood flow to begin with.
I wouldn't be surprise that after a year of being locked in our homes, there was a spike in blood clots just from people not moving around enough. Especially since exercise was an arrestable offense.
Just in case we forgot how retarded everyone got for 3 years.
Parent had to go into the hospital recently, complaining of back-pain, so we took her in for a checkup.
Once they got the results, they basically told her 'You need to go to the emergency room, NOW'. Thankfully, despite the fact that she had, y'know, a fucking blood clot that was migrating toward her lungs, she was overall rather healthy, so made it out okay.
The thing is... what causes most blood clots? Just sitting around. Alot. They form 'naturally' in the leg and then migrate elsewhere. Every last doctor she talked too basically said 'Start exercising and you won't have this problem'. She's basically sitting around on her ass all day long, doing nothing but reading and watching TV.
That's what it takes to cause blood clots. Sitting on your ass 24/7, almost. You really shouldn't be seeing in the people that are getting it unless they've got something REALLY exotic going on in the background.
And before you ask, no, she never got the vex. All my immediate family are purebloods.
Yup. Gotta keep the blood and other things moving and flowing to keep things from getting clogged up.
This actually is a frightening reminder though.
You'd be surprised how sedentary you have to be before DVT becomes a real issue. Even if you just flex your legs every so often, that's usually enough. The people who get them from sitting around all day are the type to fuse with their couch all day, only moving when absolutely necessary. They also generally have terrible blood flow to begin with.
I know two people in my extended family who almost died due to clots; both had sedentary habits (one retired, one had a desk job).
That motivated me to get off my ass more often than I already do (I already hiked 5+ miles on weekends in agreeable weather) and do more cardio.
I wouldn't be surprise that after a year of being locked in our homes, there was a spike in blood clots just from people not moving around enough. Especially since exercise was an arrestable offense.
Just in case we forgot how retarded everyone got for 3 years.