I had an appointment with York consultant last week.He stated have you seen your X-rays they’re full of clots.
Me; But I thought Apixaban melted them away ??
Consultant; No you’ll have them forever,and your stent where it was DVT won’t change.
Me; So I could have another DVT and stroke anytime then ???
Consultant;. Yes pretty much so
Thanks for nothing !!! 
Blood clots don’t stay forever. Even if not on anti-platelet medication, the body breaks them down naturally. Not sure about DVT as I am unfamiliar with that one. One thing, I would question is the level of your consultant’s attention to detail; he asked if you had seen your x-rays, but x-rays don’t show up blood clots, they instead reveal hard matter like bone.
Sounds like you have had a confusing consultancy, and they come across as pretty dismissive saying you could have another stroke and DVT without explaining why.
This does sound rather odd and if nothing else it does raise a few questions.
What was the appointment for?
If clots do not show up on x-rays, what was the x-ray taken for?
@Rups has a much better understanding of this than me and makes some valid points.
What sort of a consultant is (s)he if they are taking x-rays when looking for clots if clots do not show up on x-rays?
I wonder if a follow-up call is required to understand what the consultation was about and the outcome.
All rather odd, but it may not have to be doom and gloom, at least not without further clarification to understand what the consultation was for and what was done and the recommendation.
I’m sorry but I would be demanding a second opinion. Have a word with your gp first as they seemed to be more on the ball than the hospital, reading from your post in May.
Lorraine
You should definitely ask for some clarification, maybe from a consultant who understands the importance of bedside manner.
@Wardy i completely agree with @Rups an x-ray cannot show up blood clots.and the apixaban you are on can’t breakdown existing clots but can stop more from forming. What is the reason for the clots?do you have an autoimmune condition?
I agree with everyone else. I would definitely be getting a 2nd opinion. The consultant should, as a minimum, explained why he said what he did. Telling someone that news is bound to be upsetting.
Thankyou everyone ill take the advice from you any day over these so called “consultants “
I always find it interesting how one bad experience can destroy something whereas the opposite is rarely the case.
I find most of us will complain bitterly about anything and everything until the cows come home, but often-times we don’t tend to sing the praises or talk about nice experiences.
In this case “all consultants” have been tarnished with a brush even though I would like think not all consultants (so-called) or otherwise might not be bad. Turning this on it’s head, are we on this forum “pseudo-consultants”, I mean some of us (myself included) do dish out advice as if we were consultants?
Not knocking consultants, nor am I knocking members of this forum, just making an observation and yes, I am often the last person to praise someone for doing something great, but the first to criticise, but then I’d like to say that I do so to help train and educate i.e. by letting you know you dun bad, you can learn and improve?
Oh well.
Peace & Love
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The brain, by default, is geared to remember negative experiences over pleasant ones as a primal function to guard itself against future danger. The issue becomes when this occurs as a feedback loop, and gets in the way of rationalising situations objectively. I have that feedback loop with memories: all my memories tend to arise as negative. It is something I have tried working on, it is a feedback loop I have habituated over so many years that it is tough breaking the cycle, but I am trying because I can’t stand looking back on horrible experiences all the time.
You are absolutely right @Rups as one of one of the world’s most artful whiners,I have come across many so called ‘experts, who have done very little to change my lot.however last week a wonderful lady from the stroke association came to see me to try to get the NHS to review having put me in this awful nursing home.she took my needs seriously and has made me feel wonderful,like I’m a person with needs.another wonderful person is the speech and language therapist who said to me ‘I know you know how to say it”that faith in me opened the flood gates and I can just about have a conversation
