badger... so if my dad, 2 days post surgery, is super-fit so was doing really well but this morning has a lot of pain, a v swollen leg and suspected dvt
should i be mildly concerned, worrying, or panicking my arse off??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:32, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

who suspects DVT - him or his doctor?
and what was the surgery?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:34, Reply)

knee replacement
and the doctor - he's still in hospital. they couldn't control the pain last night and this morning the dr came round and looked at it and said possibly dvt, come for checks :(
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:35, Reply)

I think as long as you catch DVT it should be fine...

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:36, Reply)

I have often thought
that Deep Vein Thrombosis sounds like the name of a 40's blues singer
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:37, Reply)

How often?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:41, Reply)

3 times in the last 6 months

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:42, Reply)

I'd have said that was sometimes, rather than often.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:46, Reply)

In the grand scheme of things
and in relation to how often DVT is mentioned I would say often
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:47, Reply)

SOMETIMES

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 15 Jan 2013, 10:04, Reply)

Quick! Check his will.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:37, Reply)

If he's in hospital and they are aware the risks are very low.
They can break the clot up in a controlled environment while monitoring him all the time. It's not perfectly ideal, obviously, but I really shouldn't worry.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:38, Reply)

Listen the guy's ill, no need to call him a clot. FFS how rude are you?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:43, Reply)

clot is an excellent insult

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:45, Reply)

Innit. Up there with 'oaf'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:47, Reply)

my grandad used to call people "clarteard"
it took me years to work out that he meant "cloth-eared".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:50, Reply)

was he from NI?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:51, Reply)

halifax
or hafilax, as he used to hilariously call it
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:54, Reply)

phew
thank you.

after al wished him dead yesterday, i'd hate al to be right about anything.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:44, Reply)

also, there's still a good chance it isn't DVT
pain management and swelling after major procedures is a fucking lottery. Even on tramadol and nerve blockers I was nearly in tears for about 24 hours after they plated my arm up.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:47, Reply)

gay

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:48, Reply)

what a crybaby prick

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:57, Reply)

that's indisputable
but what gay has to do with low pain tolerance I have no idea. I mean, surely taking a large cock in your bot bot on a regular basis has to at least smart a little bit?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 10:00, Reply)

why does it have to be a large cock eh
do you hate the small penised community so much
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 10:01, Reply)

It's not that I hate them. I just can't relate to them on a personal level, you understand?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 10:03, Reply)

i think he's such a bloody macho man that he's been overdoing it
look, i can walk already, and i was only under the knife an hour ago, all those other poor suckers on their zimmer frames...

MEN.

that includes you...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:49, Reply)

I knew the closure of NHS direct woul;d lead to this sort of thing

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:35, Reply)

i'm hoping it will lead to psychodull getting a new job somewhere that bans b3ta
no more disappearing threads
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 9:35, Reply)