bonnie lass:
I dont know much about DVT , but if it’s to do with circulation issues - it could affect either fat or thin people or a lot of people in a sedatory kind of job for long hours.
prevention being better than cure, has anyone tried a foot massager/vibration board (not a wet foot spar thingy) but a dry board of various speed & pulseation settings, you could use this for twenty minutes for instance while watching tv, or short break time haveing a cuppa, so it dosen’t intrude too much with your daily life, it’s a no fuss, plug in & away to go option (no water involved)just kick yer boots off, & put both feet on the board!! 
This would help with circulation , but dose say your to see your doctor if you have already got health issuse, example heart probs, diabetes or other issues. It is also not that expensive, aprox £30 to 70 ish as a guide or maybe cheaper off ebae
If you drive a Scania or an Iveco, they are fitted as standard
wheelnut…
You mention earlier that you had the hip replacement…?
How long was your recovery…?
Had x-rays on my hips and they have now confirmed Osteo-Arthritis on me bloody hips… As if being off work stuck in the house for nearly a year is’nt enough with my knees. !! But they aint gonna do anything until i have fully recovered from my knees.
Yes i had one two years ago, started with what the Quack told me was gout in the January, took his word for it got the tablets, started the treatment, 4 weeks later I inhereted a brand new M A N over the next 4 weeks i found it harder and harder to get comfortable when driving, then walking was impossible. Anyway i digress, Time to get a repeat prescription went to same old Quack, On that day i was particularly bad walking so hop on the couch so i can check your legs, next minute hes out of the room into reception ringing for a bleeding ambulance. got to hospital i was in for three weeks. the DVT had started in my foot and spread up my leg and was making its way into my right lung. Once youve got the warfirin under control, try and lose some weight i was 25st when this happened 2yrs ago im now 18st6 its hard but to not have that pain its worth it… Good luck my freind I know what youre going through.
man-tga:
wheelnut…
You mention earlier that you had the hip replacement…?
How long was your recovery…?
Had x-rays on my hips and they have now confirmed Osteo-Arthritis on me bloody hips… As if being off work stuck in the house for nearly a year is’nt enough with my knees. !! But they aint gonna do anything until i have fully recovered from my knees.
My first hip replacement in 2001 was done and dusted in four days. I was on a plane to Africa 3 weeks later and went crocodile hunting, unfortunately the next one was done in 2009 and I am still having bother with it.
The first one is 11 years old now and hasn’t let me down ever, it is as strong as an original and pain free
