Does everyone have to get one of these before surgery? (Vena Cava Filter) A board I follow on FB for Stanford has a bunch of people getting these. Confused & a little freaked out (frankly). Thanks.

Good deal! Mine was put in for temporary purposes and imbedded in my vein wall and wouldn't come out. Lucky me, I'll have it forever. But when I got a second blood clot in my leg, it was reassuring that it was there to protect me.

Ouch! Are there any risks with it being permanent now?

To my knowledge, the only "big" risk is that the filter itself could clot up. But I know what to watch for. My filter is a "permanent filter with the option to remove", so I feel ok knowing that at least it has the purpose to be a permanent one. And many people had filters put in before they even made temp ones, so I just try to look at my glass 1/2 full and remind myself that I'm probably one of a million people that have a filter and I'll be just fine

I had a successful surgery 10/29 I hve a filter permanent. Since 2009 I am grateful it was there for this surgery.

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Should it clot up what are the signs I don't know??????