Blood Clot. Is it okay to excersize?

[Petme0ipurr]

This was the forum that addressed my question closest. My boyfriend had a blood clot in his left shoulder when he was 26. The doctors never found a precise reason for the clot but advised him to stay away from foods rich in vitamin K and put him on anticoagulants for several weeks. It has been two years since he was hospitalized and treated for the clot. He is athletic and enjoys lifting weights but complains that his arm feels tingly and numb afterward. Should he be excersizing? Is it normal and okay for him to have these feelings? What kind of diet should he be on now? We cant afford health insurance right now otherwise I would ask him to see a doctor. Please, help.

Thanks a ton,

Andrea

[Douglas Bogart, MD]

People can develop an blood clots in the arm at times from overuse of the arms and there can be an entrapement of the blood vessels which can predispose to the symptoms.  He should have an arterial and venous doppler of the blood vessels on the affected side.

[Petme0ipurr]

He also feels a burning sensation occationally alongside the tingling and numbness. what does this mean?

[Petme0ipurr]

He had a doppler done when he was hospitalized.

[Petme0ipurr]

Thank you for your response. Should he he excersizing? Is he in danger of an embolism?