Thomas Hospitalized

[MCMLXXX]

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Not Jamario, but still I hope Isaac is OK.

[I Miss Booger Kennedy]

God, I hope he's alright.

[trud1966]

Breaking news -- Isaac Thomas hospitalized with blood clot

Senior defensive lineman Isaac Thomas is recovering from a blood clot in his left leg at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. Thomas developed the clot after pulling a muscle in his calf and has been in the hospital since Tuesday.

Thomas said he expects to be released on Wednesday, but is unsure if he will be able to return to the field in time for spring practice that will begin on March 6.

For more on Thomas, See tomorrow's edition of the Denton Record-Chronicle.

[SUMG]

Here's a little updated information from today's paper:

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/...1.ae0833cc.html

Sounds like he'll be okay...thank God. I didn't know you could pull a muscle and cause a blood clot.

Anyway, this will leave us very shallow at the DT position this spring.

Here's hoping that you have a full, speedy recovery Isaac.

[GreenAlums]

Several factors can cause DVTs including injury to the vein, slowing of blood flow, and conditions that increase the tendency for the blood to clot (termed hypercoagulable states or thrombophilia). The most common cause of injury to a vein is trauma to the leg, such as occurs with broken bones, severe muscle injury, or surgery. Immobilization is the most common cause of slow blood flow in a vein, since movement of the leg muscles helps keep blood flowing through the deep veins.

The biggest fear of a large vein DVT is the advancement to a pulmonary embolous which, if large enough, is almost always fatal if not detected and treated immediately.

In some cases, DVT is initially treated with thrombolytic agents to bust up the clot followed by anticoagulant therapy like heparin and warfarin (that's right, an agent commony used in rat poison). This is typically long term treatment. The main adverse reaction is episodic bleeding.

Nothing to play around with at all. Pretty serious stuff if of the more severe cases. Let's hope Thomas had a mild case and get's back on his feet, literally, very soon!!

[Dodge2007]

Thin and inexperienced at DT in the spring. Maybe those extra reps will shake out a player who can play or at the least, the coaches find out who can't.

[untgirl04]

Several factors can cause DVTs including injury to the vein, slowing of blood flow, and conditions that increase the tendency for the blood to clot (termed hypercoagulable states or thrombophilia). The most common cause of injury to a vein is trauma to the leg, such as occurs with broken bones, severe muscle injury, or surgery. Immobilization is the most common cause of slow blood flow in a vein, since movement of the leg muscles helps keep blood flowing through the deep veins.

The biggest fear of a large vein DVT is the advancement to a pulmonary embolous which, if large enough, is almost always fatal if not detected and treated immediately.

In some cases, DVT is initially treated with thrombolytic agents to bust up the clot followed by anticoagulant therapy like heparin and warfarin (that's right, an agent commony used in rat poison). This is typically long term treatment. The main adverse reaction is episodic bleeding.

Nothing to play around with at all. Pretty serious stuff if of the more severe cases. Let's hope Thomas had a mild case and get's back on his feet, literally, very soon!!

There are also five different genetic clotting disorders that can affect the blood's ability to clot. At Denton Regional one of the vascular surgeons uses a more advanced method to break up clots: After inserting a thrombolytic basket to catch any large clumps, he uses a high-pressure saline solution to break apart the clot then suck it out of the body. This is especially useful when the clot is rather large. Then, of course, you start the regularly prescribed anticoagulant therapy. The advantage to this method is that you immediately relieve the pressure/lack of blood flow on the affected muscles.

Usually, they use heparin therapy only in the hospital, as it's available only via injection (although they are doing trials in Europe and South America with a pill form). Also, those shots tend to be very expensive (try $300 per shot). However, unless Issac has a genetic or other factor significantly increasing his risk of another clot, he'll be completely off anticoagulant therapy in 3 to 6 months. It's certainly a serious (and rather scary) issue, but he should be able to make a full recovery.

Edited February 11, 2008 by untgirl04