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What do i say when someone texts that they have a blood clot?
Someone just texted me saying i have a blood clot in my leg and if anything happens I want you to know I love you how do i respond and comfort her
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Definitely tell her you love her too and offer her any help or support she might want (and that you are able to give, naturally...it's no good offering stuff you can't). A good chat can be a real tonic when someone is undergoing medical treatment. How does she feel? Is she happy about how the doctors are handling her case? Stuff like that. Main thing is that you give out as many positive comments and vibes as possible. Let her talk about the condition if she wants to. If she wants to moan about some aspect of the treatment, sympathise/empathise. Try not to let it become a series of 'Oh it must be awful.' type comments. The patient staying as positive as possible during treatment has significant advantages in their response to the treatment in many cases. Clots can of course progress to organs with devastating results. I'd hazard a guess she'll be having to inject a blood-thinning agent, maybe herself at home? Would she like you there as moral support when she has to? There's also usually a good deal of ultrasound (or similar) scanning which has to be done at a hospital. Could you go along with her to appointments if there's nobody else available? Sitting alone waiting for a scan (and its result) can be wretchedly miserable and traumatic. Having a friend there is a real bonus. If she's being kept in hospital then visits are nice of course. The phrase 'If anything happens...' is a clear sign that she's not feeling confident of her prospects and is the mindset you want to get her out of. The actual probability of the success of the treatment might be very high, the perceived probability varies with our mood. If the consultant says there's a 90 percent chance of reovery and you're feeling low you will tend convince yourself you're going to be one of the ten percent if you're feeling down. So try and keep her mood as up as you can.
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IF your affection for her is mutual I would suggest you respond as follows.
First, you ask if she is being treated for the blood clots and how. Is she in the hospital?
Second, depends on how she answers the first question. IF she is being treated and in the hospital. You ask which hospital and does she need anything. If she is at home being treated you can ask if there is anything you can do for her.
Third question which is really an extension of the second and relates to the first question. If she is not being treated ask why. Urge her to get treatment as blood clots are serious and can break off and go to the lungs, heart or brain causing death.
Finally if you do love her for this is a scary thing to go through and she can use all the love and support she can receive.
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umm well theres some basis here. Maybe you love them too and you hope everything goes ok and that they'll get better?? i mean that seems pretty simple to me.....
They should be in a hospital getting the treatment they need to prevent the blood clot from going to their brain.
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