anyone ever have a DVT?

hi,

i am a little past 2 weeks from my hospital visit with a dvt..the clot is actually behind my knee and they found a cyst...

i could barely walk 2 weeks ago and was soooo swollen..i am on 150 mg of lovenox a day and overall i feel much much better..i can walk and my foot is almost back to size lol..just my ankle is a bit swollen and painful

so after that ramble lol..my question is..will the selling ever go away 100 percent?what about the pain? i read online some people have the pain forever....also my dh noticed along my calf a bruise running down my calf..is this from that?

i have a follow up appt with my hemo this week but was just curious if anyone who had experince could answer this


thanks so much!

Re: anyone ever have a DVT?

I had a DVT and a massive bilateral PE.

My clottiversary is December 25th, so I'm about 11 months out.

I didn't have much swelling to begin with. My clot was left calf, with minimal swelling in my left thigh.

Almost a year out, I do still have leg pain. About every other month for about a week or two I will have leg pain. Not the tight charlie horse that I had pre-DVT, but I'll have a little pain, tingling.

Leg pain post DVT is a classic symptom of PTS (Post Thrombotic Syndrome.). Google it, or check out clotconnect.org, or stoptheclot.org. Both are good resources.

If I could do anything different, besides not taking the pill to get the clots in the first place - I would have worn a compression stocking. I've read some studies that people that wear a compression stocking the first year or two after diagnosis have a lower rate of PTS. I asked my Dr in the beginning about it, and he said no. Now that I'm having PTS symptoms, he said "Oh, maybe wearing a stocking would have helped." Thanks a lot, azz.

Good luck, let me know if you have any questions.

Re: anyone ever have a DVT?

Forgot to add....

Here is a great DVT support group

The people on the DVT and PE board helped me thru many difficult times. They've been thru it and they understand, when there are many who do not.

Re: anyone ever have a DVT?

thank you so so much! i will def check it out and look into the stocking!

@clottingversary

i hope you feel better and thank you so much again!

Re: anyone ever have a DVT?

Gina I am about a month out and still have mild pain and swelling. It takes a bit for it to go away. The pain goes away with the swelling. The pain is because of the swelling.

The drs told me it will take a bit but as long as it is getting less and less then I am getting better.

Re: anyone ever have a DVT?