callmened wrote:as resident physician of the site (am i the only dr here), im grateful that Chris Bosh is still with us. I have personally buried several patients who die from these blood clots. there are several risk factors: pregnancy, obesity, genetics (factor 5 leiden deficiency - which is common in north europeans), cancer and of course long travelor surgery. why long travel? because blood tends to clot if stagnant. thats why for every long trip, make sure you take walking breaks and an aspirin. cant give blood thinners during surgery cuz it causes a bloody mess...literally

bosh will be fine, he just needs blood thinners. he needs to take Lovenox shots and Warfarin pills in the hospital (classic "bridge") and then when he leaves in a week or so, hell need warfarin for 3-6 months. thats why he cant play, any lil bump could cause significant bleeding. in the meantime, they should do some testing to make sure they know the true cause (most likely traveling)

Dual-boarded surgeon/radiologist. Cheers. High profile patients recently with him and Serena Williams.

callmened wrote:cheers! im not smart like you. internal medicine boarded hospitalist here. i occasionally work with the ny giants

Great to meet a colleague. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Knicks. I've found the more interesting threads this year to be draft related so I tend to be more involved there.