dvt question

[berty bassett]

My best friend, who is actually only alive because of @ColinJ's DVT mentions on CC (I recognized the symptoms, told her to go immediately to hospital) is the most inactive (not unhealthy though) person you could ever meet, always has been.
And yet she's on blood thinners for life after 2 instances of DVT.

Here (NHS Scotland) they do not tell you not to fly.
My friend asked the consultant - because I told her to - the consultant answered "we do not tell you not to fly".
In both instances, she got her blood cloths the day after flying.

I was gutted - I asked the question out of the blue saying something like , I am going Portugal on 20th do I have to do anything ? and he just turned round and said definitely not flying , not for at least 6 weeks after clot , no company will even consider insuring you anyway , so sort of scuppered plans but now thinking about it , if I cant ride bike and still hobbling like a good, un, pointless trying to keep up with mountain goats - just got to sit here and watch fitness ebb away