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@rebecca58

I recently was diagnosed July 28 with a long blood clot in my femoral artery from groin to foot in all my 4 pop lien veins
Baylor scott and white kept me 3 days with lovanox shots in my stomach and a heparin drip they sent me home with Eliquis blood thinners and said it would have to absorb 3 to 6 months.
It happened from a tibia plateau fracture I had in July. The clot is in my left leg and doctor in hospital said there are a lot of complications to go in and remove it. But everyone is telling me this is a death sentence but my doctor said it’s a very dangerous surgery so I’m just confused and don’t know if I should go to a vein doctor specialist. The hospital said if it’s still there in 6 months they will send me then to a specialist. What should I do.

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@rebecca58 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.

Wow, that sounds like a big clot to be worried about! I would definitely think about getting a second opinion on your case. If you have underlying health conditions, a second view may give you more answers and thoughts to consider.

Are you getting any exercise in? Was that part of what the doctor may have prescribed for you? Here is a link to an existing discussion from our forum, in Heart Health:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dvt-treatment-for-age-70/
You'll see some good information there.
Ginger