I had a DVT in my left calk after a 6.5 hour back operation last may 5-5-06 it hurt like hell for 6 months, here is the run down, they arnt very dangerous in they are in your calf especially when your a big man like John or evem me-mot talking about weight but size, they ONLY cause heart problems if you have a hole in the atrium of your heart, what they do cause is a pulnimary embolism-the bloood clot gets in your lungs and you suffocate. The DVT's that are dangerous and cause this are in your femorial artiary(above the knee) because when they are up there, one they can break loose and travel easily and 2 they are huge, they can install a screen to block them and keep you on heprin or fraxaprin to keep your blood thin. The only time they creep up and kill someone is typically in the elderly or if there is another undiagnosed problem-hole in the atrium of your heart etc.
Our good friend/my friend Rude Dog passed away because he lived as he wanted and died young leaving a good looking body-I was just in a hospital for my back and i saw all these 90 year old people that were helpless-no thanks, He went down swinging. I'm here in Germany alone with not much on TV and thought alot about the time we spent together and one thing is for sure, he didnt plan on letting himself become 90 and helpless, we talked about his habits etc, I had just started eating healthy then etc. he said something like I'll take the cards they deal me, i admire that
One more thing I said in another post, I asked him to help my game-which at the time was better than it is now, he just said"find a way to win" over and over again, he said "your game is fine, you just need to learn how to win" I retired from pool within a year after that, but I have been in action a few times since ond on my mom's grave there isnt a single time I play I dont hear that run through my head. he will never be forgotten by fatboy. And yes I started winning more often and do today.
