Al Roker Hospitalized With Blood Clots In Leg And Lungs
The beloved TV personality alerted his fans about his health status.
Hope for the best.
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Today Show host Al Roker Hospitalized With Blood Clots In Leg And Lungs
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Hope for the best.
Get well fast, Al!
I am going to guess Al suffered from a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot that originates in the leg and travels up to the lungs). It can be very serious and immediate treatment is advised. I had an occurrence back in 2011 and was told if I hadn't been treated within several hours I most likely would not have survived. They never found the clot source but said it almost always originates in the legs.
The treatment is usually a blood thinner such as Heparin but you must be constantly monitored as you can bleed out very easily. Heparin is basically rat poison (the rats eat the infused food/drug then bleed out).
In my case I suddenly lost all my muscle strength. No pain at all but I could literally not stand up. Hopefully Al got treatment in time and will be back to normal within a couple of weeks. If the clot was larger and wound up in his heart all bets are off.
The treatment is usually a blood thinner such as Heparin but you must be constantly monitored as you can bleed out very easily. Heparin is basically rat poison (the rats eat the infused food/drug then bleed out).
In my case I suddenly lost all my muscle strength. No pain at all but I could literally not stand up. Hopefully Al got treatment in time and will be back to normal within a couple of weeks. If the clot was larger and wound up in his heart all bets are off.
In 2003, while covering the Iraq War for NBC News, 39-year-old David Bloom died suddenly of a pulmonary embolism.
Coumadin (Warfarin), a similar rodenticide in pill form, affords an alternative to Heparin injections.
Heparin has to be given IV and continuously monitored so it is used mainly in hospital. Coumadin is the at-home follow-up. Both can turn normal blood viscosity into a water-like substance.
Big question is, will he be OK to be back on air and hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? 'Cause that broadcast is NOTHING without Roker at the helm!
Obviously I don't know the details of Al's condition but with me I was in hospital for a full week and then had to abstain from any sort of physical activity for 3-4 weeks afterward (in case one of those little clots hadn't yet been dissolved).
I they put Al in an observers chair without too much running around I would think he should be OK.
I didn't realize Al Roker is 68. I would have guessed closer to 60. Makes you wonder how many more early mornings at 30 Rock he has in the tank - presuming that the blood clot issue resolves itself.
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