Paula

[willcat33]

In hospital last week with excruciating pain in my right knee had a knee replacement 3 yrs ago and I thought it was that but turns out to be dvt on clexane for 3months then on to warfarin but in a lot of pain still also on crutches dr told me it could take weeks or months just hope the pain goes

[tracey13]

I feel your pain.

I had a DVT back in August last year it was from my groin all the way down my thigh and right behind my knee. I was off work 4.5 months I've just returned to work it's still not right.

I wasn't given compression stockings took 4 months to get them I've not got post thrombotic syndrome it's terrible some days.

This is now my 3Rd blood clot all the clots have been in the right leg.

Hope you make a speedy recovery

Best wishes

Tracey

[willcat33 in reply to tracey13]

Thanks Tracy for your feed back I've had 3dvts all right in myself it's just the pain on crutches at the moment

[tracey13 in reply to willcat33]

Have you got a clotting abnormality.

I've got factor 5 leiden clotting abnormality.

I was diagnosed 18 years ago.

I'm on rivoxaban for life now my warfrin levels wouldn't stabilise I was taking pain killers for my leg so it interfered with my inr.

Crutches are so hard to use I've never had them but I tried my sons when he broke his foot.

Hope you feel better soon

Tracey

[willcat33 in reply to tracey13]

Thanks Tracy I'm managing on crutches but struggle getting up the stairs to the loo

[jaxta51 in reply to willcat33]

Hi willcat I was on crutches a couple of years ago after breaking a bone in my foot followed by a DVT. Stairs are scary. I found the only way I felt secure was to copy the grandchildren and go up and down on my bottom. Not dignified but it worked! Hope your pain eases soon and you get a bit more mobile.

[willcat33 in reply to jaxta51]

Getting about a bit better now so I go up stairs good leg then bad leg coming down bad leg then good leg pain getting easier thanks for your reply