[gchappel]

The symptoms go away pretty fast- couple of days.
The occlusive portions of the clots also tend to resolve fairly quickly- often a week or less.
Small residual chronic components- usually small amounts of clot stuck to the wall, can take a long time to completely clear- but usually cause no problems, the center of the vessel is open and blood flows along normally.
If this is his only problem, usually out of the hospital in a couple of days. It takes that long to get the oral agent, usually coumadin, under control.
He will likely be on some type of blood thinners for at least 6months, maybe forever.
Glad he is doing well.
Gary