Has my DVT Gone ?

[Squarkyboy]

I fell for a DVT while doing cycling without paying proper attention to training, hydration and a proper cool down. After taking rivaroxaban for 9 months I was told to stop. My question is has the clot gone or is what I am left with just the collateral damage. My calf doesn’t lock up any more and I can walk 3+ miles without any problems. I still have a swollen area at the back of my knee joint we’re I assume is were the clot was/is and I still get a pins and needles sensation around my ankle joint and small bruising also. When I cycle it feels uncomfortable after 10 miles as the cycling leg action starts to irritate the swelling behind my knee joint. Has anyone experience anything similar?

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It might have been worth asking this when you were told to stop taking rivaroxaban! As you didn't, why not book a telephone consultation with your GP and ask their opinion, and whether there is anything in your records. Rivaroxaban doesn't cause the clot to go, as I understand it - only your body and time can do that - but it does minimise the likelihood of further clots.