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applegrove

(118,664 posts) Sun Dec 30, 2012, 11:32 PM Dec 2012

Hillary was treated for a blood clot in her legs back in 2008. (CNN)

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Hillary was treated for a blood clot in her legs back in 2008. (CNN) (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2012 OP

which is worrying... Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #1

i did`t think about that. madrchsod Dec 2012 #2

deep vein thrombosis CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #3

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

1. which is worrying...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 11:38 PM

Dec 2012

and the amount of air travel she's had to do as Secretary of State can't have helped, really. But if it was the result of an injury then it's probably unrelated to the current one.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

2. i did`t think about that.

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:45 AM

Dec 2012

i had a clot in my heart ten years ago and i still worry about clots. so pressure medicine , an aspirin twice a day, and eating healthy have kept them away.

CountAllVotes

(20,874 posts)

3. deep vein thrombosis

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 03:29 AM

Dec 2012

This is no joking matter. Air travel causes it, esp. long trips.

I had both feet swell so big on a recent trip (lasted almost a month) that I swore I'd never travel again and it is truly frightening as they thought might have a blood clot in my leg and I ended up in 3 different hospitals because of it.

Perhaps this is the reason she doesn't care to pursue a political career any longer.

I know I'll never fly again. Maybe this is her reason too?

In any event, I am glad it was caught and treated in time! They can be fatal.

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