Aisle be taking that seat please

[rhjames]

It would be interesting to hear from medical people on what they recommend. I copped a possible DVT, although my GP claims that it was very unlikely considering my health and fitness level (fitness instructor). I therefore suspect that it could happen to anyone. (I need to correct my earlier post - blood tests showed no abnormal coagulation.)

If this is true, then is it better for everyone on long haul to take some mild preventative medication such as asprin or cardiprin. After all, a DVT can be fatal.

 

[drron]

In all of these matters you must always weigh up the risks and benefits of anything you do.
So for Aspirin to prevent DVT-from evidence given to the House of lords committee on DVTs with Air travel.To prevent 1 DVT would mean treating 24000 people.To cause a serious side effect from aspirin you would need to only give it to 17000 people-ie more risk of side effects than benefit.Aspirin is used to prevent clots in arteries,not veins.
Even for the advice of movement-the more you get up and walk around in a plane the more likely you are to suffer injury with the plane hitting turbulence-eg over WA recently.
The most effective medications for preventing DVTs-clexane and warfarin-have a lot more risk of serious side effects compared to aspirin.so only to be used in those at high risk.
A simple measure with little risk are pressure stockings-one study showed it reduced the risk of DVT on planes by 90%.
The WRIGHT study is ongoing.So far the results have shown the risk of DVT from plane travel is the same as for travel in cars,bus and train.Most DVTs are in high risk individuals-clotting tendency,previous clot,the OC pill.They did identify some other risk factors-some expected such as obesity but others not so-height over 1.90m or under 1.60m.
Interestingly when those involved in this study travelled from Europe to Sydney less than 10% took a drug.As the commonest clotting disorder in europeans has an incidence of 4-5% and I would guess at least that number would be obese,over1.9 or under 1.6 then probably drugs only taken by those at higher risk.
What do i do-drink lots of water,exercise my legs frequently.I do take low dose aspirin but not because of my travel.The physicians study in the USA showed males over 50 taking low dose aspirin had a lower incidence of heart attacks,strokes and cancer of the colon.

 

[Prof Henry]

For What It's Worth ...

1. I wear the flight stockings simply because they stop me experiencing tired or aching legs after a flight.
2. Business class flyers are also likely to be very frequent flyers and I believe that this is also a DVT risk factor. Or is that another Senior Spouse Narrative?
3. Being at the lower end of the 160-190 range certainly improves inflight comfort - even if it is disadvantageous in some other situations.
4. I have a few friends who have had DVT -- they don't speak warmly of the experience.
5. Sitting in the aisle seat vastly increases your risk of having duty free liquor from the overhead locker falling in your head -- and that happens, too.

 

[straitman]

Welcome to AFF 19binda! That's correct, alcohol does severely dehydrate you!



I shouldn't have any problems them... cause I'm always jigging my foot!! Doing it now in fact, while I'm seated at my desk in front of my computer

With the mouse in your right hand and a beer in your left hand :?:

 

[Flashback]

With the mouse in your right hand and a beer in your left hand :?:

Nope.. zero tolerance policy in our office! Joys of the mining world