Was wondering has anyone had trouble with dvt while travelling. My sister has recently had pulmonary emolism in the lungs caused by deep vein thrombosis, caused by travelling. We are very new and intending to travel but this is a bit frightening.
Hi Judy, Goodness me, my thoughts are with your sister, and hopefully all will be OK for her soon.
The medication the doc now has me on for Osteoporosis has the potential for blood clots (rarely, but there is still a warning on the paperwork) and I was advised to make sure we stop every two hours (as we always do) and WALK around the car/van whilst having our cuppa! I found in a mail order catalogue a little foot exercise thingy that I have on the floor in front of my feet and every so often I just 'pump my feet' up and down like it is suggested when you are on a long haul flight.
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Pejay are travelling in a 2014 Holden Colorado LTZ Twin Cab Ute + 2013 Coromal Element van
DVT is common for long flight passengers. There are pressure stockings to be worn to deal with it. Simple foot exercises and regular short walks will also help prevent DVT. It's caused by inactivity. Just keep moving and you'll be pretty right unless there's an underlying medical condition which will make you more vulnerable. It's harder for the driver to wriggle feet on pedals. However I try to wriggle my toes, and I sometimes change throttle foot to move the right foot. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
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Barry has had 3 hospitalised episodes of Pulmonary Embolism over the last 8 years - the most recent in Oct last year. Although he is on medication we ensure when travelling we do no more than a couple of hours at a time then a walk to keep circulation moving. We are not going to let this stop us travelling (even outback places) even though the regular (twice weekly at times) blood tests can be a pest. Some Dr's prescribe daily aspirin as a preventative.
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Jenny and Barry
2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
Or travel with husbands - they stop because they say the dog needs a break but I note he also needs the break! But regularly stopping is recommended for fatigue and is also helpful for circulation. Fill the thermos and have it ready for a cuppa. Stretch the legs. ANd better still, don't travel too far in the day. We never do more than 300km these days. Even less mostly if we can.
I had a massive DVT & then a pulmonary embolism a few years back. Mine was caused by having my leg in plaster for broken bone in foot. It's a bit scary as you wonder what would have happened if embolism had jammed in heart or brain instead of lung. Had to take Coumardin (rat poison) for ages after
