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Frangible
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Wed Jan-12-05 12:52 PM Original message |
Fatal blood clots and computer use... |
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eleonora
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Wed Jan-12-05 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. -gasps- |
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Stephanie
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. My friend got this on a plane trip |
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exploited
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. Whilst studying for a computer science degree |
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mahina
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Wed Jan-12-05 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thank you so much, it crossed my mind but |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Wed Jan-12-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Ditto :^( |
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kick-ass-bob
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Wed Jan-12-05 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. that's why they tell people to move their legs around on airplanes too. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Wed Jan-12-05 01:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yes, as if that's even possible on some airlines |
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grasswire
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Wed Jan-12-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. I did mention it on one of the threads |
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mahina
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. My nutritionist said that one meal with 50g of fat or more puts |
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Medium Baby Jesus
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Did she also sell you magic beans |
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mahina
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Please explain |
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NewYorkerfromMass
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Wed Jan-12-05 05:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. I very much doubt it. |
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mahina
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Well anyway this individual has a Ph.D. in nutrition |
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ArkDem
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. LOL |
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rman
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
49. failed |
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Cha
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. I know exactly what you are |
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mahina
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Wed Jan-12-05 03:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Aloha no zidzi, |
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Cha
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Wed Jan-12-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Aloha, mahina! |
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mahina
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Wed Jan-12-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. She tried really hard to get enough r's to override a veto, |
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Cha
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Wed Jan-12-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Oh, thanks for answering on that! |
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Kingshakabobo
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Yikes. That is one Big Mac. n/t |
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Lex
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
48. Interesting. How long from when the fat hits your stomach |
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juslikagrzly
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. True stuff here |
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ohio_liberal
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. Oh my |
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American Tragedy
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Damn, I'm doing that right now! |
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livinginphotographs
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Me too. |
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Cha
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. That's what David Bloom of nbc |
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Lex
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. Yep, that's exactly what I thought of when |
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Ladyhawk
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:02 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. So, is this what happened to Kheph? |
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Lex
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:13 AM Original message |
Mama Kef said |
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Ladyhawk
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
51. Thanks...this can happen to anyone. |
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Nobody
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. That probably explains why |
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Shopaholic
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Wed Jan-12-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I'm sitting here with both legs curled underneath me as I type |
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elehhhhna
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Wed Jan-12-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. so who else is tanding up right now? |
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fob
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Me. And I actually started standing and rubbing my leg as I clicked |
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elehhhhna
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I was doing deep knee bends and ankle rolls. 'splains the typo! |
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grasswire
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. therapeutic aspirin and red wine won't hurt |
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JI7
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
26. thanks, i'm going to send this to friends and relatives |
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prairierose
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. It is also a good idea to |
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jmowreader
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Wed Jan-12-05 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. A chair that won't promote formation of these clots |
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. An even better seat for preventing blood clots |
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jmowreader
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Thu Jan-13-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #35 |
58. You can't work on your computer sitting on that... |
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Occulus
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Or elevate your feet slightly so the backs of your thighs don't |
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
34. It's not so much specifically compression of the vessel as inactivity in |
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Shopaholic
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Bump because everyone here needs to see it and be warned |
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Lorien
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Wed Jan-12-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Yeah, I had a vein stripped because of this |
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slutticus
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Wed Jan-12-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
39. I've heard about this happening to people on long plane trips. |
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Ironpost
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Wed Jan-12-05 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. This happen to me 3 years ago |
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Armstead
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
41. Are blood clots cumulative? |
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ebayfool
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:13 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. ...do they dissolve once you are up and moving around... |
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Thu Jan-13-05 07:52 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. If they are small they may spontaneously break up. The big ones, no. |
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ebayfool
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Fri Jan-14-05 03:10 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Thank you, MM - that gives some incentive to straighten out my ... |
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Ms. Toad
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Fri Jan-14-05 09:07 AM Response to Reply #41 |
64. It depends |
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Deja Q
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
43. Holy shit. I sit at a computer 8-12 hours a day. |
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Lisabtrucking
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Fri Jan-14-05 03:33 AM Response to Reply #43 |
61. I bet we have a lot of legs wiggling. I know mine is, lol N/T |
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Ladyhawk
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
46. Holy shit! This runs in my family, too!!!! |
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mitchum
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
47. Another friend of mine died 3 months ago from the same thing... |
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Swamp Rat
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Sorry to hear that. |
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DemBones DemBones
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
52. Here's a scary statistic: |
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rman
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:26 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. aprox. 3000/year in the US |
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VLC98
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Thu Jan-13-05 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
56. Genetic factors.... |
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shesemsmom
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Thu Jan-13-05 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
57. I hadn't heard Khephra's cause of death |
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Lisabtrucking
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Fri Jan-14-05 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
60. Thanks for the great info on this, you may of saved some of us. n/t |
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dutchdoctor
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Fri Jan-14-05 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
62. another thing you should know.. |
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Nikia
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Fri Jan-14-05 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
63. I probably should be careful about this |
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