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A member asked:
Our bus trip home goes 32hours with no stops at night, i'm scared of getting dvt during that long night even tho i'll be sleeping. what do i do?
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Try to buy some: hose stockings (Knee high), stretch out your legs every hour and take a Baby aspirin before the trip.
Answered 9/21/2016
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