Mouse got Sprung

Mouse · May 17, 2015

The week before last I'd been getting pain in my left leg. It swelled up as if with fluid. Bethany spotted the symptoms and called the doctor. The doctor got an ambulance which rushed me to hospital. There they found on X-Ray a blood clot in my groin and one behind the knee. By then I was near panic, wouldn't let go of my darling I was so upset.

I was put on a series of anticoagulants, initially Clexane an injection around my tummy area; it felt like fire and made me cry. And another the day after. Throughout my stay in hospital I never got more than 6 hour's sleep a day because nurses were always coming to wire me up to tubes. Felt like I was going crazy and that was in a private hospital. Even had a syringe driver stuck in me giving low measured doses of Heparin that was to dissolve the clots and prevent me from having a pulmonary emolism. Death by that is not pleasant. It's horrific.

Finally I am home. My blood's INR is on target, though I'm on anticoagulants for the rest if my life. It's no bad thing, really. Means I get a life without too much risk of a blod clot causing a painful death. It if wasn't for Bethany spotting the symptoms, bless her, I might not be here today sipping a rather large Macallan. Just the one, nursey.

I'm not spending as much time on the internet. Sod that! Taking more exercise as it is imperitive even though the M. E. remains debilitating.

You might see me in the forum games though don't all rush at once.

Anna Mouse

gabriel20 · May 17, 2015

Good to see you back, Anna.

Jently · May 17, 2015

You got lucky Mouse, I had the same last year except the first I was aware of it was when I couldn't breathe, went to my GP and was told 'oh you're anxious, try these breathing exercises'. I struggled on for another month and then decided it would be an idea to take it more seriously so went to A&E where they found multiple PE resulting from undiagnosed DVT. No wonder I couldn't breathe! Damn lucky none of the clots went onto my heart or brain. I wouldn't mind but i'd had the same in 2000 but that was completely dismissed by original doctor. Like you, Anti coagulants for life now but this time i've been given Rivaroxaban so I don't have to keep getting my INR checked. Hope you are feeling well now.

VanillaCreme · May 17, 2015

Blood clots are no joke. My mom had them more often than we would have liked. Her cardiologist watches her blood levels closely, and ordered to have umbrellas placed into her legs. The thing about my mom that was difficult is that many of her veins are collapsed. Embolism is not something to take lightly, and it kills more people than we realize. I'm glad they caught the blood clot. We don't even realize that many of us are at risk, especially those with more sedentary lifestyle, though it can happen to anyone.