Another question bout filter
An IVC Filter (sometimes called a Greenfield Filter) is a mechanical contraption that is inserted in your vena cava to prevent blood clots from traveling and becoming pulmonary embolisms.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
No. All they did was poke the hole in your groin (although sometimes it goes in via the neck instead) to insert it. I really think you should contact the doctor who placed it because what you are experiencing is VERY unusual, and you need to make sure that There is no problem with it since it is in the major vein in your trunk.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
RNY on 01/24/12