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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 13 6:28pm | Replies (19)
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@clarkb

If you haven’t, get checked for blood clots. I didn’t know cancer causes blood to clot much easier and came pretty close to “the end” because I had a saddle pulmonary embolism and DVT in my left leg. Had shortness of breath and eventually couldn’t breathe lying down. Couple of days in the hospital and several bags of heparin later and I was on the road to recovery. On eliquis now, cardiologist said it will be 3-6 months to fully recover… This was before I even started the cancer treatment, fun stuff!

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jun 1 8:55am

Thanks for posting that.

I learned about cancer and blood clots the hard way. I had been immobilised in a hospital bed for a few weeks when the thrombologists (fortunately) stopped by. They detected DVT in my left calf (which I could barely even feel at the time, much less move).

They told me exactly the same thing you posted, that blood clots are more common in cancer patients (though lack of mobility also contributed in my case). I'm on a low dose of blood thinners permanently, alongside my other medications, and have annual check-ins with my thrombosis team

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