Possibly what they are trying to pin down,

How much does the blood clot (symptoms, medications and such) limit him from working?

Is it a factor that the Drs cannot get it under control or dissolved - or the blood thinners are making him very susceptible to bleeding?


I thought most clots are able to be dissolved and resolved, unless he has something that is compressing and/or something else going on??, but I could be mistaken too...I haven't studied up on clots very much.


We have a family friend that had hardened matter in his leg veins or arteries - not sure if both or one or the other... but the surgeon had to go in and pretty much chisel the stuff out a few yrs ago and now it is back again..
plus the guy just had a quad bypass last fall.