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I have had AIDS for 10 yrs and 2 yrs ago had a clot travel from my ankle to my lung. This is so scary and every time I ask how I can know if another one is going to form, I am told since I was given Coumadin I should be OK now. This doesn't allay my fears. Is there any way to scan for DVT?
It is the HIV associated Meds that interfere with the coumadin that makes the clotting a risk or bleeding in my case. This is a second post since the first didn't allow enough characters. Thanks,Jerry
Hi, I have a rare anti-thrombin iii deficiency, which is like the reverse of hemophelia. so it has been a struggle having HIV on top of this and the meds continue to raise and lower my INR readings. Causing me trouble with either more clots or bleeding because of to much blood thinner. Since HIV I have had three instances, One was a major pulmonary embolis, the other rececently I had a rupture for the first time in thirtyone years. So , I am evedence that HIV plays a major role in the clotting.
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People with HIV need to know they are at greater risk of PE. I am a long term survivor diagnosed in 1983 and I have never heard, that we are at higher risk of a clot. This is a new wake up call to loose more weight and get more active. I am not a smoker. Why has the health care for gay men, just been not talked about. Where are the TV promo ads that tell people how not to get HIV and our lifetime risk of getting HIV. Then we need to know that HIV increases our risks of many medical problems.
April 27, 2016 • BOSTON MA