By: Debra Beale
I had no clue It was placed in me Till the xray tech [yesterday]said ..hey do u have something in ur aorta trunk??? LOL and say that again!!! Sure enough confirmed w the xray dr.said THAT my car...
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I was just given the option to leave it or remove it the other day. I specifically asked the risks of leaving it in being that I am 31 years old, and was told barely any! I told her to leave it in...
View ArticleBy: Terri
I have had my filter in place for four years and five months. Reading this article has raised some serious concerns about this filter. What do I do now? Can I have it removed and risk death or leave it...
View ArticleBy: Jon "KIP"
Im in the Army and i had my IVC put in on my 20th birthday. The army has tried twice to retrieve it and both were unsuccessful. Been five years now and waiting to under go another surgery. Aren’t the...
View ArticleBy: James G
Hey everyone Oct 27th will be my 18th anniversity with a Greefield Filter. No problems so far, I’m on a bloodthinner regiment also. I was 32 when I suffered thru tamponade, pulmonary embolism, pleural...
View ArticleBy: Patricia
They gave me my IVC after an accident. I have had my filter for almost five years and am now waking up in the middle of the night with my lips tingling and my arms and hands very cold. The veins look...
View ArticleBy: diane brosnan
I am wondering the same thing. I’ve had my filter for 1 1/2 years. My son,44 had his Greenfield filter break loose and lodge in his heart. had he not been otherwise very healthy and blessed he would be...
View ArticleBy: Jennifer
James G. Was your symptoms caused by the filter? That sounds similar to what happened to me. The drs do not know what caused hemorraging, cardiac respiratory failure, renal failure, percardiditis,...
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