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Posted by Tony Bandiera Jr (Member # 2365) on 03-15-2009, 09:15 PM:

For the few here who may wonder why I hadn't been online here for a while, welll..

I was back in the hospital starting Thursday the 5th and finally got released on Friday the 13th. My blood clots in my left leg and both lungs had returned with a vengance.

In late Jan my doctor and I decided to discontinue my blood thinners that I was on from a previous clot incident (Aug 2007), as both a CAT scan and ultrasound showed the clots as of Nov. 2008 were gone.

Turns out that was a bad decision, as evidently my first incident had made me prone to clotting again.

So after a hard week (as my blood was fighting the medication) I am now back on the blood thinners, this time for the rest of my life. That beats the alternative. [Smile]

Take care folks, glad I'm gonna be around to torment Phil some more. [Razz]

Here's a link to a thread on my first incident:

LINKY-LINKY

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 03-15-2009, 09:18 PM:

Hope ya feel better Tony!! My wife just got off the blood thinners but from surgery and is soon to go back on them because of the 2nd knee surgery.
Don't cut yourself or get injured while on those meds!
Mark

Posted by Jim Cassedy (Member # 4115) on 03-15-2009, 09:30 PM:

Sorry to hear you've been sick.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I had some surgery in late February.
Nothing quite as serious as what you've
been through, but no fun just the same.

I'm hoping to be well enough to return
to work at the end of this week.

I'm not a great couch potato so I'm looking
forward to getting fully back on my feet.

Posted by Tony Bandiera Jr (Member # 2365) on 03-15-2009, 09:31 PM:

Thanks Mark. [Smile]

My leg is still a bit sore and swollen, and I go back to the lab for a test tomorrow to make sure my blood is thin enough.

Like last time, after a few months to stabilize, I'll be back to riding my bike (cautiously) to get the exercise the docs say I must have. I also have a mountain bike that I'll cruise to the beach on to give that leg a good workout.

Hope your wife has a speedy recovery!!

Jim, thank you as well. I know what you mean, I was goin crazy in that hospital bed, I hate not being active. Hopwe you get well soon too!!

Posted by Jeff Stricker (Member # 224) on 03-16-2009, 06:11 AM:

Tony, my wife will take blood thinners forever since after her cancer surgeries she had two pulmonary embolisms. So the docs. installed a filter in an abdominal vein requiring her to use blood thinners forever.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 03-16-2009, 12:52 PM:

That really sucks. I'm sorry. Hope you get it gets stabilized quickly.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-16-2009, 01:56 PM:

Tony, I sincerely hope you get this under control and licked...so to speak. I wish you well my friend. [beer]

quote: Tony Bologna
...glad I'm gonna be around to torment Phil some more.

Not to worry, I can deal with whatever you conjure up. I don't hold grudges...I get even! I'm a professional ya know! [thumbsup]

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 03-16-2009, 03:46 PM:

Best wishes to you Tony, and all the rest of us who have to deal with wearing parts which we can't just get on the internet and download a firmwear upgrade! Here's hoping for all of us that taking a few meds each day, long term or not, are the only medical issues we have to deal with. Good health to us all!

Posted by Robert E. Allen (Member # 1351) on 03-16-2009, 05:02 PM:

Stick with the meds Tony. One of the meds I have been taking for more than a decade is a blood thinner but that's not why I take it. It's to help my "essential tremor" (the shakes we old guys sometimes get as we age). I don't have any major health problems and I'll be 77 next month. So there's hope for you. Glad you're feeling better.

Posted by Tony Bandiera Jr (Member # 2365) on 03-17-2009, 04:15 PM:

Thanks guys, I appreciate all the kind words. I am feeling better, though yesterday's test revealed that my blood was too thin...all part of trying to get things back in order. I am feeling a bit better today though.

Phil, when are we gonna get together for those beers? [Smile]

(The docs said I can have one or two on occasion without harm. )

Only bummer is I can't ride my dirtbike for a month or two until I get stabilized again. I was going to go last weekend. Oh, well.

EDITED to add: Guys, all the expenses and lost work are taking a toll..please check out page 2 and 3 of the "Equipment For Sale" forums and if anyone needs any of the gear I have listed, please let me know..I need to sell that stuff fast.

Posted by Tony L. Hernandez (Member # 3524) on 03-24-2009, 09:27 PM:

Awww, I'm sorry to hear that, Tony. You're a good guy and I wish you a speedy recovery! Try to keep positive and not think about your illness too much...that's the best tip to recovery.
Damn, too many of my friends/family and acquaintances have been getting sick this year. Cut it out, guys! [Razz]

Posted by Tony Bandiera Jr (Member # 2365) on 04-07-2009, 12:41 AM:

quote: Tony L Hernandez
Damn, too many of my friends/family and acquaintances have been getting sick this year. Cut it out, guys! [Razz]

I hear ya, and this getting sick and hospital shit gets old really fast. I was just at the docs today as my leg had swollen up again this weekend..found out nothing more can be done right now other than trying to stay off it and keep it elevated.... [Roll Eyes]

I also now have a nice hole in my back as the doc removed a cyst that was thankfully harmless but had been bugging me.

Thanks again to everyone for all the kind thoughts and wishes!!