Hydration and dvts

[andkin]

Hi, first of all thank you to everyone who has talked about their experiences in this forum, I found it thought provoking and helpful, especially at the start of my DVT journey.

I had an unprovoked DVT in my calf, had three months of apixaban and following a scan my long occlusive clot has gone (bar a small residual).

I’ve been fine since coming off but have increased my activity to 10,000 steps a day and drinking more water.

I’ve had loads of blood tests but nothing found.

I’m interested in whether not drinking enough water is a risk factor along with being very sedentary

[Hidden]

Those things don't exactly help matters but I don't think they are a major provoking factor but it doesn't hurt you to look at changes to see what you can do to help yourself and there's nothing to lose by drinking more water every day and increasing exercise.

I feel with me it was chronic stress and a sedentary job that caused my clot and I have taken steps to help myself like losing 3.5 stone doing more walking and reducing stress.

How are you now?

[andkin]

Thanks - that’s interesting. I guess being in a sedentary role is similar to flying - especially when working at home without venturing out or commuting everywhere by car! Are you still on anticoagulation medication? I was just thinking back to a doctor who saw me at the hospital who mentioned about hydration....

[Hidden in reply to andkin]

Yes I am still on anticoagulants. I have just registered with a new surgery after being badly treated by the old one as there I was shouted at by one of the doctors there, they did things without explanation and the last straw came when they refused to issue my prescription in April and had tried to spring a blood test on me no explanation or anything and I refused to go and never did either!

If they had respectfully asked me can you make an appointment when your medication runs out I would have happily done that for them.

It's not the test in itself that upsets me its the way they went about things!

Good riddance to bad rubbish!

[EDBrae]

dehydration and lack of movement can cause a lot of issues, not just clots. I'm very active, got ill with glandular fever and got blessed with a PE!

[Nancylm2015]

My doctors advise me to stay hydrated and active.... certainly dehydration can cause DVT as well as inactivity, illness, extensive travel times, surgery, etc. I had my recent DVT months after back injury... I was actively participating in Physical Therapy at the time, but had come off of large doses of naproxen and had a epidural spinal injection for pain a month before---too many factors to know which or what combination thereof caused this... but it is more likely genetics. Anyone can get a DVT, young, old, thin, fat, athletic (as I had been, btw)....

So... drink that water and keep stepping my friend---it cannot hurt to be well hydrated and active as long as your doc gives you the OK to exercise---JUST DO IT!!

[andkin]

Thanks - yes, it has certainly been a wake up call as I’ve always been healthy, am male aged 50. Sounds like you had many factors and many you couldn’t do anything about. I’ve read a lot on the forum about the psychological effects and I guess my reaction to the DVT has been to try to understand it the best I can and then to look at those factors that are actually under my control!