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I currently have lupus and anticardiolipin i had dvt in calf and pe in lungs, is it safe to wear a gridle?
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Yes: I did not know girdles were still available but you can wear one if you wish.
Answered 5/26/2013
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Maybe: Girdles will constrict your abdominal cavity putting pressure on your inferior vena cava (ivc). This will limit or slow blood flow and in a patient with lupus anticoagulant and anticariolipin with a history of clotting any effor to slow blood could lead to clots.
Answered 9/28/2016
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