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What Causes Swelling In Left Leg Despite Taking Xarelto For DVT?
yes I was diagnosed with DVT back on 3-7-16. i was put on a blood thinner xarelto and my left leg continues to swell to twice the size as my right leg. i have retuned several times to the hospital for my leg. they tell me that the clots did not happen overnight and will not go away overnight. i understand that but the swelling everyday plus they have found new clots above my left knee in the thigh area, but i still get the same answer. is this common and is there a procedure that can remove the clots. they also found blood clots in my lungs 3 to exact 2 in my left 1in my right
Thu, 19 May 2016
Well illness is miserable and patience is answer. Problem is that your disease is progressing. Your doctors are giving you appropraite medication already. Surgery like catheter-directed thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, angioplasty, and/or stenting of venous obstructions can be the answer to your problem. But the right person to advice you would be a vascular surgeon. Consult one please.
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