unsinkable Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Related to her concussion, which was related to complications of the flu. Yikes! I find this so worrisome for her. Fast healing wishes/prayers for no more complications!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 That's scary stuff -- I hope she's OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I learned from reading the news this morning that she had a similar problem many years ago. I hope she is able to rest and recover thoroughly from this. She has done a good job as Secretary of State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This illness has had a really worrying trajectory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I learned from reading the news this morning that she had a similar problem many years ago. I hope she is able to rest and recover thoroughly from this. She has done a good job as Secretary of State. She has a tendency to throw clots? Dat not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 This illness has had a really worrying trajectory. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 yikes. I know a woman her age who just died from something similar. I hope she ends up okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Admitting my ignorance here - I don't understand how a blood-clot results from the flu. Anyone have a good link explaining it? When I googled I came up with a lot of crazy political talk, but no medical information. My mom is extremely ill with the flu right now (she was in the hospital last night) so I'm really curious. Praying Sec. Clinton feels better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Admitting my ignorance here - I don't understand how a blood-clot results from the flu. Anyone have a good link explaining it? When I googled I came up with a lot of crazy political talk, but no medical information. My mom is extremely ill with the flu right now (she was in the hospital last night) so I'm really curious. Praying Sec. Clinton feels better soon. Not the flu. Sec. Clinton fell as a result of being dehydrated from the flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Not the flu. Sec. Clinton fell as a result of being dehydrated from the flu. Oh, okay, so the blood clot is related to the concussion, not the flu itself. Is that right? Flu - dehydrated - faint - fall - concussion - blood clot Sheesh, that's a lot of bad stuff to happen all in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 It isn't really clear. There is some talk of the clot being due to being in bed and inactivity, a deep vein thrombosis DVT. Sometimes you hear of those happening to people after long airplane flights due to restricted movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 There are a lot of risk factors for blood clots, including as someone pointed out, immobility, "estrogenic states" like taking the Pill, pregnancy, estrogen supplementation; but there are worse ones too, like occult cancers. Hopefully that is not the case here. I did not realize that she had a clot in the past. That is reassuring in a way, because it probably means she has some genetic predisposition to clotting-not a great thing, but not occult cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 For some fun, if you haven't seen Texts From Hillary http://textsfromhillaryclinton.tumblr.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 For some fun, if you haven't seen Texts From Hillary http://textsfromhill...ton.tumblr.com/ My favourite meme of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 For some fun, if you haven't seen Texts From Hillary http://textsfromhill...ton.tumblr.com/ That is awesome! And I hope Secretary Clinton recovers quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I respect Secretary Clinton for many reasons. She is a tough, old broad with a brain and she isn't afraid to use it. May she recover quickly and completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 She is an admirable woman. I hope she is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I hope and pray that she recovers completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 From what I understand, she has a sinus vein thrombosis....a blood clot behind her ear. It's a weird complication to have from a concussion...it almost never happens...but it is one of the few blood clots in the brain they can treat with blood thinners. 80% of patients will recover fully, but it may take months. The rest of them may recover, but with a poorer neurological outcome, and some do die from it. Hopefully they've caught hers early enough and can fully treat it with no further damage. She will most likely be indisposed for several weeks to several months though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 From what I understand, she has a sinus vein thrombosis....a blood clot behind her ear. It's a weird complication to have from a concussion...it almost never happens...but it is one of the few blood clots in the brain they can treat with blood thinners. 80% of patients will recover fully, but it may take months. The rest of them may recover, but with a poorer neurological outcome, and some do die from it. Hopefully they've caught hers early enough and can fully treat it with no further damage. She will most likely be indisposed for several weeks to several months though. Thank you very much for the update. Our family will definitely keep her in our hearts and best wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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