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This is difficult to parse. Syntax off much? I gather you again assert that that three-foot long clots can form in a living person, but offer no proof. No links, no nothing, just your word for it.

Suck it dry, troll.

https://scarysymptoms.com/2013/04/how-long-length-can-dvt-be/

This site does not allow copy-and-paste, so I'll type in 1 paragraph by hand.

"In terms of length or extent of a DVT, they can range from those that are very focal (a couple of mm only) to extensive clot throughout the length of the leg, and even into the iliac veins and inferior vena cava," says Paul Lucas, MD, surgeon with the Vascular Center and director of the Vascular Laboratory at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore.

https://vascularcme.com/2016/01/15/how-big-are-blood-clots/

What the patient or clinician may not understand is that this patient may have blood clots from the calf extending above the knee or into the pelvis and/or abdomen. These larger blood clots are obviously deadly if the travel, but also have clinical signs that are easy to identify. Large obstructive thrombus in the iliac or femoral veins (ilio-femoral) can cause a condition that is called phlegmasia alba dolens or milk leg as the extremity will have a white milky appearance along with swelling and pain. If the thrombus extends into the smaller tributary veins as well a very serious condition called phlegmasia cerulea dolens can occur. There is pronounced edema and sever cyanosis of the limb (blue color). In rare cases venous gangrene occurs. The largest demographic for these larger blood clots are those in their 50’s and 60’s. Cancer is the most common triggering factor; however there are other risk factors.

These larger blood clots often when not diagnosed are fatal. I have had a patient walk in the door with a blood clot extending from the calf all the way to the mid abdomen (IVC). Recently a California man had a 24 in. or 60 cm. clot removed via a device called an AngioVac. The thrombus extended from his legs into the heart. There are several such devices on the market; these types of advancements have increased the effectiveness of treatment for larger blood clots. For blood clots or DVT that are not obstructive in the thigh or pelvis the use of anticoagulation drugs (blood thinners) is common. We will talk about the various kinds of blood thinners available in another blog.

Thanks for the link. Eww. That is horrible. But I am glad to learn about it. Those people are so lucky no bits broke off those clots and got to their lungs.

It does not change the fact that the clots the embalmer removed were postmortem clots, however.

This guy,catherd is an idiot. The embalmers reporting this stuff have 20,30 and 40 year histories of doing this. They never before have had the problem they are having now of not being able to insert the embalming fluid until they remove the coagulated blood shown in the photos.
He's a paid troll no doubt.