Blood clot
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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Good Thoughtslisa42 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 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
Kathi0 -
I had a similar experience5678dance 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 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.
Brenda0 -
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.0 -
Goodbdee 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 to hear. You can probably breath a little better knowing it wasn't anything major. Take care and God Bless. Margaret0
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