Blood clot

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bdee
bdee Member Posts: 304
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Anyone every have a blood clot in the upper thigh? Monday was chemo, Tuesday was bad, Wednesday was good until around 7:00 p.m. My upper back thigh started hurting so bad I couldn't sit anymore. Everytime I would move that leg would be like one long painful muscle soreness. I didn't do anything on Wednesday, didn't even get out of the house, so I don't think I hit anything right there. Thursday it was hurting so bad I was taking Tramadol (100 mg) then two hours later Heydroco/apap (10/650mg). I'm not a cryer and not much of a complainer and I have a pretty high pain tolerance and I hate to have to call my husband at work to come home. But all those things happened. I also called the oncologist's nurse. She called me back, got the specifics, then called me back again to say an assistant would call me back with an appointment for a doppler. I got a call this morning to be at the imaging center at 10:30 a.m.
I'm kind of scared about it being a blood clot because my doctor may not even look at the results today and I've had one before and I know how fast you need to be in the hospital.

Keep me in your thoughts,
Debbie in Arkansas

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  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
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    keeping you in thought and prayer
    Hi Debbie,

    Let us know when you hear what it is & I will be keeping you in prayer. If it's a blood clot, they can remedy that- they'll put you on blood thinners.
    Take care of yourself!

    Lisa
  • 5678dance
    5678dance Member Posts: 39
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    lisa42 said:

    keeping you in thought and prayer
    Hi Debbie,

    Let us know when you hear what it is & I will be keeping you in prayer. If it's a blood clot, they can remedy that- they'll put you on blood thinners.
    Take care of yourself!

    Lisa

    Good Thoughts
    Good thoughts are being sent your way. I was dx'd with a clot behind my right knee in February. I thought I had pulled a muscle, as the pain was in my right calf. I took muscle relaxers for about 4 days, then realized it had to be something else.

    I was not put in the hospital. I was put on Coumadin, and had to take shots of Arixtra for a few days while waiting for the Coumadin to take effect.

    I did have to go into the hospital in March for a fever, I took that opportunity to have an IVC filter put in. For those of you who don't know, it is a small titanium device that lookes like the spokes of an umbrella. Mine is implanted in a vein near the renal area, so it will catch a clot from either leg. If the clot breaks free, the filter either catches the whole thing, or shreds it into pieces too small to hurt you. It was impanted by a catheter through my jugular vein. No stiches required, just a tiny scar shows. I love the peace of mind I have, just knowing it is there!

    So now I have a titanium IVC filter and a titanium port. How much more do I need before I can claim "bionic woman" status???? LOL

    Kathi
  • Brenda3.16
    Brenda3.16 Member Posts: 209
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    5678dance said:

    Good Thoughts
    Good thoughts are being sent your way. I was dx'd with a clot behind my right knee in February. I thought I had pulled a muscle, as the pain was in my right calf. I took muscle relaxers for about 4 days, then realized it had to be something else.

    I was not put in the hospital. I was put on Coumadin, and had to take shots of Arixtra for a few days while waiting for the Coumadin to take effect.

    I did have to go into the hospital in March for a fever, I took that opportunity to have an IVC filter put in. For those of you who don't know, it is a small titanium device that lookes like the spokes of an umbrella. Mine is implanted in a vein near the renal area, so it will catch a clot from either leg. If the clot breaks free, the filter either catches the whole thing, or shreds it into pieces too small to hurt you. It was impanted by a catheter through my jugular vein. No stiches required, just a tiny scar shows. I love the peace of mind I have, just knowing it is there!

    So now I have a titanium IVC filter and a titanium port. How much more do I need before I can claim "bionic woman" status???? LOL

    Kathi

    I had a similar experience
    I had a similar experience this week. Wed night I woke up at 4 am with a sharp pain in my upper thigh. It felt like a muscle cramp. I thought I must have pulled a muscle. I went to work on Thur, but I was limping and it hurt all day. The pain was mainly in my upper thigh, but would go down my leg. I called my onc nurse this morning because it still hurt a lot. They said to go to the hospital today for an ultrasound of both legs. It was not a blood clot. My onc said it is probably a strained muscle or pinched nerve . He said to watch it for a few days and if it doesn't get better they would probably do an MRI. He told me before the test, that if it was a blood clot they probably would admit me to the hospital right away. Good Luck.

    Brenda
  • bdee
    bdee Member Posts: 304
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    The ultrasound didn't find a clot, so I guess it was just a REAL BAD muscle spasm. Where my pain was wouldn't have been a clot, anyway, so the tech told me. I've had lots of muscle spasms before (I was very athletic until I hit my 40's) and I've never had one that would make me cry.

    Thank you all. The thigh is feeling a lot better today.
  • abmb
    abmb Member Posts: 311
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    bdee said:

    Blood Clot
    The ultrasound didn't find a clot, so I guess it was just a REAL BAD muscle spasm. Where my pain was wouldn't have been a clot, anyway, so the tech told me. I've had lots of muscle spasms before (I was very athletic until I hit my 40's) and I've never had one that would make me cry.

    Thank you all. The thigh is feeling a lot better today.

    Good
    Good to hear. You can probably breath a little better knowing it wasn't anything major. Take care and God Bless. Margaret

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