Anyone experience deep vein thrombosis?

[JohnK]

Now if anyone in the past had told me I would be prone to harm from too much exercise I would have died laughing.

So I am not as crazy as some people think?

 

[arbo]

You don't just get DVT from long haul flights. Someone who used to work for me ended up with DVT driving non stop from Adelaide to Broken Hill. Claimed to have set the cruise control and then left his accelerator foot in the one place.

 

[Pushka]

Raising an old thread. Who would have thought a couple of years later after posting here I would be doing research as to my chances of taking my bucket list Alaska trip after a DVT but not in the leg.

 

[Quickstatus]

Dr google found this:
[Etiology and therapy of the internal jugular vein thrombosis]. - PubMed - NCBI


DVT from immobility tend to occur in dependant areas such as legs. Yours medicos might suggest looking elsewhere for a cause for jugular vein thrombosis.

 

[cove]

Pushka it happens and I posted that I carry DVT medication in my carry on bag. Never had to use it nor the anginine but I have it just in case. I just update it so the medication is within its use by date.
You can beat adversity so never give up. I am now 21 years past a heart bypass operation and I listen to my GP and cardiologist. Forget Doctor Google is the way to go.

 

[Pushka]

Dr google found this:
[Etiology and therapy of the internal jugular vein thrombosis]. - PubMed - NCBI


DVT from immobility tend to occur in dependant areas such as legs. Yours medicos might suggest looking elsewhere for a cause for jugular vein thrombosis.

Yep. They are. Screening for clotting factors in my blood and basic cancer checks. I am in good health but have read the linkages between the latter and random dvt. Never smoked, nor used IV illicit drugs so the usual causes ruled out immediately. The consultant has asked permission to write it up for a medical journal as apparently its rare to occur like this and there hasn't been much clinical study as a result. But tell the Insurance company that I can fly. My USA trip in May looks like its cactus.

 

[Pushka]

Pushka it happens and I posted that I carry DVT medication in my carry on bag. Never had to use it nor the anginine but I have it just in case. I just update it so the medication is within its use by date.
You can beat adversity so never give up. I am now 21 years past a heart bypass operation and I listen to my GP and cardiologist. Forget Doctor Google is the way to go.

Agree with Dr Google. Except - the consultant confirmed what I'd read. Very insistent on an immediate mammogram by a specialist.

Cove - how about travel insurance? I presume you travel with it? We would struggle financially if I had an incident in the US.

 

[cove]

Our family are covered with Chubb thru our insurance brokers. My doctors say I am ok to fly.
My friend had a problem in New York so he flew to London and checked into a hospital there as we have a reciprical agreement to get charged zero.

 

[Pushka]

Our family are covered with Chubb thru our insurance brokers. My doctors say I am ok to fly.
My friend had a problem in New York so he flew to London and checked into a hospital there as we have a reciprical agreement to get charged zero.

Yep. I think by May assuming tests are clear I will be fine to fly. But maybe 20 hours is pushing it. I'll find out Tuesday if the Insurers will cover me. I expect they wont. So the big celebration birthday will need to be in Australia. Thats me protecting myself from disappointment. I hope I am wrong. Deep down I think not.

 

[get me outta here]

Pushka, this is terribly bad luck for you to be grounded by this. I wonder why you think the travel insurers will not cover you?

Yep. I think by May assuming tests are clear I will be fine to fly. But maybe 20 hours is pushing it. I'll find out Tuesday if the Insurers will cover me. I expect they wont. So the big celebration birthday will need to be in Australia. Thats me protecting myself from disappointment. I hope I am wrong. Deep down I think not.

 

[Pushka]

I think they will cover me for the cancellation costs, but not if we are cleared to travel by the Drs for related medical expenses if I did travel. Which raises an interesting conundrum - if Drs are fine with me travelling but we decide not to because the insurers wont cover me if I do - will they pay for the prepaid losses?

I did a dummy test on their 'special' site and it seems that there needs to be a 2 year gap between treatment and travel.

 

[Quickstatus]

I think they will cover me for the cancellation costs, but not if we are cleared to travel by the Drs for related medical expenses if I did travel. Which raises an interesting conundrum - if Drs are fine with me travelling but we decide not to because the insurers wont cover me if I do - will they pay for the prepaid losses?

I did a dummy test on their 'special' site and it seems that there needs to be a 2 year gap between treatment and travel.

I think the period of travel need to be within the period of insurance. Rather than the date of advance payment. I am unclear what happens if date of payment falls within existing period of unconditional insurance.

within first 2 years after the last treatment of a non exempt medical condition you can get insurance but generally I think excludes cover for existing medical condition. However what happens if your condition requires treatment maybe lifelong?

 

[Cynicor]

I think the period of travel need to be within the period of insurance. Rather than the date of advance payment. I am unclear what happens if date of payment falls within existing period of unconditional insurance.

within first 2 years after the last treatment of a non exempt medical condition you can get insurance but generally I think excludes cover for existing medical condition. However what happens if your condition requires treatment maybe lifelong?

On the odds of it Pushka is unlikely to need lifelong treatment. Random thrombosis at her age (approx, extrapolated from various posts) is going to be more likely called idiopathic or a definitive (non clotting factor) cause found.

TI will almost certainly cover your cancellation costs if they decide they won't cover your medical costs over there. It's generally possible to get insurance for anything but how much you are willing to pay is the big question. I would suggest the May trip is likely off the table for now, unfortunately.

 

[Pushka]

Thanks Cynicor - pretty much sums up the likely outcome.
Travel is such an important part of my sanity - the thinking, the planning, and the actual.

 

[Pushka]

Quickstatus - we have annual Insurance which is for multiple trips. It was renewed back in Nov 2015. Symptoms only became evident a week ago.

 

[Cynicor]

Also, forgot.: best of luck with all the tests Pushka! Not sure how much of Aus you have seen, but maybe a local trip could still be on the cards as a (not the same) replacement?

 

[Pushka]

Also, forgot.: best of luck with all the tests Pushka! Not sure how much of Aus you have seen, but maybe a local trip could still be on the cards as a (not the same) replacement?

Just heard back from the Insurance and because it wasn't pre-existing then they will cover me overseas. So will need to be a Doctors call. BUT - now, I am actually a little worried to travel. Go figure, as they say.

 

[JohnK]

Just heard back from the Insurance and because it wasn't pre-existing then they will cover me overseas. So will need to be a Doctors call. BUT - now, I am actually a little worried to travel. Go figure, as they say.

Not worth the risk. Travel can wait until you get better.

 

[cove]

Figuring out the cause of a DVT episode will be important so that it does not happen again. My stockbroker has been in Japan on the ski slopes a year after his DVT.

 

[cove]

A manager I know flew to Los Angeles from Melbourne and had a blood clot from his legs get into his lungs. He has had to be hospitalised in San Diego and will be flying back to Melbourne after a couple of weeks. The pathway to the lungs from the legs means I think it had to go thru two heart valves so he has had luck on his side. He is about 40 years of age and had been experiencing small blood clots in his leg.