My recommendation is to follow the advice provided by a qualified medical professional and not frequent flyers (except perhaps those few AFF members who are also qualified medical professionals). And if you are not satisfied with the advice from you qualified medical professions, seek a second opinion from another qualified medical professional.Kymbo said:What is your reccommendation?
Great advice.Sticky blood may have been a throwaway line or meaning you have a potentially serious inherited clotting problem.You need to know exactly what he meant.Certainly aspirin may be of some help but some problems need a blood thinning injection prior to flying.smithym said:Go back and see your GP. 'Sticky Blood' is a fairly generic term and there are allot of underlying causes that may potentially cause clots. There are also a lot treatment regimes that target those specific underlying causes. It is not as simple as taking a simple aspirin for the week leading up to your flight as this might not target the cause of your 'sticky blood'. I wouldn't recommend 'just risking it' as it is very easy for your GP to manage before you commence your travels.
Kymbo said:Hi,
I'll be travelling to Europe in the next four weeks and was told by a doctor that I had 'sticky' blood and if I was ever to take a long haul flight I should take aspro's to remedy this.
What is your reccommendation?
Cheers,
Kymbo
Kymbo said:Hi,
I'll be travelling to Europe in the next four weeks and was told by a doctor that I had 'sticky' blood and if I was ever to take a long haul flight I should take aspro's to remedy this.
What is your reccommendation?
Cheers,
Kymbo
Hawkeye said:As a physician, can I echo the sentiments expressed above - you need formal consultation with a medical specialist.
Not all doctors treat all patients like idiots - if you are unhappy with your current medical care, seek an alternative opinion.
kingpiemaker said:Yes I got it and it doesn't have to be long haul!!
kingpiemaker said:and kidney failure.
Did you look at the link in post #10 above :?:rhjames said:I can't help believing that there is an effect from being in an airplane, other than inactivity. eg reduced air pressure. From what I've read, this isn't scientifically supported, but I'm not so sure. Does anyone have any ideas on this?
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straitman said:Did you look at the link in post #10 above :?:
There is a lot more to it than just blaming airline travel. The problem can come from ANY travel where you have been inactive for a long period of time & some individuals are more prone than others.
I did have a copy of a medical study (can't find it just at the moment) and it actually leant away from airline travel as being any worse than any other means of getting around.rhjames said:From what I've seen, the occurrance after airline travel seems higher than other situations - eg people who live in wheel chairs due to things like paraplegia don't seem to have the same degree of risk, even though the activity level is much less.
Please let me know if you find it. I'm not sure that there has been enough research in this area.straitman said:I did have a copy of a medical study (can't find it just at the moment) and it actually leant away from airline travel as being any worse than any other means of getting around.