I mentioned in this post that I found out on Saturday night at the ER I have a superficial blood clot in my lower leg, but after following up with my internal doctor yesterday, we discovered there was a deep vein thrombosis underneath the superficial thrombosis.
Unfortunately the deep vein clots are the more serious kind of thrombosis, which can possibly travel elsewhere and cause all sorts of life threatening problems. But since it's in the smaller veins of the lower leg, they say it's a little bit less of a concern but serious and very painful, nonetheless.
Thank goodness these types of things can be treated from home these days -- it's always nicer to sleep in your own bed (vs. a germ-infested hospital!) and not upset the lives of your families/little ones too much, isn't it? Bedrest is in order for me for the next several days, so I'll be postponing my blog anniversary giveaways for a while, until such time my doctor allows me to be up and about.
I'd like to take a few moments to be "preachy" here and let you know/remind you of a few things I've learned over the last several days.
1. If you need to be sitting at a desk for long periods of time, remind yourself somehow (by either drinking lots of water so you have to get up for a trip to the restroom, LOL, or setting an alarm) to get up and move around each hour -- do a little walking or stretching to keep your blood circulating well. You always hear this rule applied to long airplane travel but it applies to car rides and every day life as well.
2. Reevaluate any medications you may be taking that have a warning about blood clotting -- and take it seriously. Is this medication the only one that can do the job or are there other options?
3. Drink plenty of water each day and stay well-hydrated!
Okay, down off my soapbox now! I'll be checking in on you all via my bed and wireless Internet laptop!
Hugs,
