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hi, I normally take asprin before a long haul flight, usually for 3 days before and 2 days after, will this make my M.C. worse? if so what can I use instead to help avoid DVT, I do of course move around on long flights but 12 hour overnight its hard to keep moving, my doc told me to use asprin as I have hypertension, thanks Beni
Hi Beni,
Aspirin and other NSAIDS have a documented association with MC. Most of us use Tylenol for pain instead.
For your flights, I would suggest moving around, as you wrote, and also support hose or compression stockings.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lance ... 6/fulltext
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I wore stockings on both flights to Utah. I have had superficial (surface veins) blood clots and will be wearing the stockings for every trip.
Gloria
Aspirin and other NSAIDS have a documented association with MC. Most of us use Tylenol for pain instead.
For your flights, I would suggest moving around, as you wrote, and also support hose or compression stockings.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lance ... 6/fulltext
(For some reason, the entire link above isn't selected. To see the article, copy and paste the entire link into your browser.)
I wore stockings on both flights to Utah. I have had superficial (surface veins) blood clots and will be wearing the stockings for every trip.
Gloria
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Hi Beni,
I do a lot of flying on my job and pretty much have said goodbye to taking aspirin or ibuprofrin due to the risks of MC. I was doing a lot of cross country business travel when my MC was flaring and never want to go through that again.
I love, love, love my "flight socks." The brand that I have is "Smart Wool" and they go up to just below the knees. I think they were originally made for surgeons. I picked my pair of at the local Birkenstock store. The only negative is that they cost around $35.00/pair. They are wool but I live in North Florida and they keep my feet cool. They do a great job and even make me feel 20 years younger. I only own one pair. I think because they are wool you don't get that "foot smell." I find with my one pair I can wear them on my flight out. Wear them for two days at a 12 hour trade show on concrete floors and them wear the same pair home home with no foot odor issues.
The other things I do on/before flights are: walk around terminal areas anytime you are in a terminal, i.e. don't sit down, lay off alcohol, drink a lot of water,eat light, and the "seat" exersizes for your legs and feet in the back of the airline magazines are pretty helpful.
PS. Again I love, love, love my "Smart Wool" compression socks. I'm 50 years old and when I'm wearing them at a trade show I feel like I have the legs of a 20 year old, i.e. none of that swelling, aching feeling.
Good luck and perhaps talk with your M.D. about some other options.
Brandy
I do a lot of flying on my job and pretty much have said goodbye to taking aspirin or ibuprofrin due to the risks of MC. I was doing a lot of cross country business travel when my MC was flaring and never want to go through that again.
I love, love, love my "flight socks." The brand that I have is "Smart Wool" and they go up to just below the knees. I think they were originally made for surgeons. I picked my pair of at the local Birkenstock store. The only negative is that they cost around $35.00/pair. They are wool but I live in North Florida and they keep my feet cool. They do a great job and even make me feel 20 years younger. I only own one pair. I think because they are wool you don't get that "foot smell." I find with my one pair I can wear them on my flight out. Wear them for two days at a 12 hour trade show on concrete floors and them wear the same pair home home with no foot odor issues.
The other things I do on/before flights are: walk around terminal areas anytime you are in a terminal, i.e. don't sit down, lay off alcohol, drink a lot of water,eat light, and the "seat" exersizes for your legs and feet in the back of the airline magazines are pretty helpful.
PS. Again I love, love, love my "Smart Wool" compression socks. I'm 50 years old and when I'm wearing them at a trade show I feel like I have the legs of a 20 year old, i.e. none of that swelling, aching feeling.
Good luck and perhaps talk with your M.D. about some other options.
Brandy
Hi Beni,
I completely agree with the advice offered by Gloria and Brandy. I believe the vitamin you are thinking about is vitamin E. It has been shown to reduce the risk of blood clots, especially for women. The problem with vitamin E is that most of it is made from soy, and at least half of us are sensitive to soy, so if we take vitamin E, we have to find a source that doesn't include soy.
http://women.webmd.com/news/20070911/vi ... -clot-risk
If you consider yourself to be a high risk for DVT, you can get a prescription for Plavix, (clopidorgrel), from your doctor. It's a high-dollar blood thinner that's claimed to work much better than aspirin, (I'm taking it, because I'm considered to be a stroke risk). You would need to start taking it at least a few days before the flight, and continue taking it for a few days after the flight, as well. It's not an NSAID, so it's safe for people with MC.
If you decide to take Plavix, though, do not take any aspirin or PPIs while you are taking it, because the combination can create a risk of a heart attack.
Tex
I completely agree with the advice offered by Gloria and Brandy. I believe the vitamin you are thinking about is vitamin E. It has been shown to reduce the risk of blood clots, especially for women. The problem with vitamin E is that most of it is made from soy, and at least half of us are sensitive to soy, so if we take vitamin E, we have to find a source that doesn't include soy.
http://women.webmd.com/news/20070911/vi ... -clot-risk
If you consider yourself to be a high risk for DVT, you can get a prescription for Plavix, (clopidorgrel), from your doctor. It's a high-dollar blood thinner that's claimed to work much better than aspirin, (I'm taking it, because I'm considered to be a stroke risk). You would need to start taking it at least a few days before the flight, and continue taking it for a few days after the flight, as well. It's not an NSAID, so it's safe for people with MC.
If you decide to take Plavix, though, do not take any aspirin or PPIs while you are taking it, because the combination can create a risk of a heart attack.
Tex
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