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Originally Posted by Simurgh
I had subclavian DVT in November 2013. Since then I am on blood thinners (first Warfarin, now Xalerto).
My vein is damaged, but it is patent (about 50%).
So it is a hard one for me. I practically have zero issues (no pain or discomfort), xalerto is so convenient (I can eat what i want, no testing, no other issues thanks God..)... still surgeon thinks I have 3 options:
1. stay on blood thinners, without surgery
2. stop taking blood thinner, without surgery and see what happens
3. do the surgery
All 3 options do have risks. I might decide in next few months. Although it has been almost 2 years of this journey I am still not decided what to do, neither are my surgeon or my haematologist.
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If you take either option 1 or 2, you might not even keep that 50%. You are likely continuing to damage the vein, especially if you are doing overhead movements. I couldn't get the surgery until a year after my clot. I almost never raised my hands and my subclavian is still trashed. There's no flow at all across the distal section. They couldn't even open much of it via venoplasty.