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Amandine Pellissard, known for having participated in the Large Families program: life in XXL, gave reassuring news from her husband this Thursday, July 27. Alexandre Pellissard had to be hospitalized urgently in a hospital in Montpellier, because of phlebitis in the leg. He had respiratory symptoms characteristic of a pulmonary embolism, a serious complication of phlebitis.
A year ago, the father of a large family had already suffered from phlebitis and had to undergo anticoagulant treatment for a month. “He was supposed to have surgery this winter but he didn’t have the surgery in the end, and there… He had been wearing his stockings (compression stockings, editor’s note) all the time for several days (…) Which really worried me it was that he was out of breath while speaking. When he spoke, his thigh hurt. It meant that the clot was migrating elsewhere, I said to myself it’s good, it’s the pulmonary embolism that hangs in his face.said Amandine Pellissard on her social networks.
The blood clot has moved
Suspicions that have been confirmed by analyzes carried out at the hospital: “the results are not good (…) The doctor confirmed that he had a new phlebitis and that the clot was not at all in the same place as the last time “. I am very anxious, I had an appointment for my pregnancy. (…) I’m scared for him. I love him, I don’t want to lose him”, shared the mother of the family, pregnant with her ninth child.
What is phlebitis?
Phlebitis or venous thrombosis is the presence of a blood clot in a vein. This thrombus partially or totally blocks the blood flow in the vein. There are two main types of phlebitis: superficial and deep.
Depending on the type of vein affected (deep or superficial), the phlebitis will be more or less serious. If the clot is superficial, it is not very serious. On the other hand, if the clot forms in a deep, large caliber vein, treatment must be given urgently. If the clot adheres badly to the vein, it detaches. During his journey through the vascular system, it can pass through the vena cava, reach the right heart and finally enter the pulmonary artery. It’s pulmonary embolism. In 90% of cases, pulmonary embolism is the major complication of leg or pelvic phlebitis, both caused by blood clots, which break off and migrate via the blood stream.