Blood clots?
 

Hi guys,

Little background..... I was born with a birthmark on my inner leg, not one of the little brown ones, but one of those big veiny ones (hemangioa). Ive been noticing that I've started getting a couple brown spots close to the birthmark that is about the size of a dime or nickel and they are hard, with a little surface swelling. My mom is a nurse and I had her look at them and she said they are little blood clots, probably from sitting, but she said they are nothing but superficial. She said I should still get them looked at by my primary Dr. If I go does this have any recourse against my medical? How does the FAA view blood clots, even if they are small surface ones?

Not sure if they care about blood clots that are still in your legs, but there is another good thread about ones which get dislodged. My advice is keep your legs moving on longer flights (stand up, or walk around if you can- take a trip back to the lav for aircraft equipped with it), read somewhere that sitting for 2-3 hours can put you at risk for clotting and DVT, keep hydrated too. This is why all of the airlines serve water on the long haul flights, in fact the inflight magazines generally have an article about it in the back. Another advantage to staying hydrated (about 2 L of water a day) is that it will prevent kidney stones. Seeing your primary doctor first would be a good idea, they may have more insight into it...plus it is better than telling the AME/FAA that you might have a potential issue.

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