Recovering from DVT - I'm an active person but just short walks causes swelling! Do I continue, increase or stop until the swelling goes?

[davehatch]

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My natural reaction would be to continue gentle exercise but not one you want to get wrong. I would give your GP a quick call for expert advice. All the best with it but do keep us posted about the advice and effects. In addition to concern for you there are bound to be others out there with a similar dilemma. All the best.

[davehatch in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for the advice. Feel much better now as I have been concerned about swelling and inactivity. I am seeing my GP next wednesday so will know more then.

Again many thanks

[warfarin1]

I agree with Peter you need to talk to your doctor about this. However when I had my DVT I found that gentle excercise, gradually increasing was the answer. I don't know how long since your DVT but I started with indoor excercises for the first week or so then started very short walks.

[davehatch in reply to warfarin1]

DVT Started 4 weeks ago - your advice sounds sensible to me. Many thanks

[daisyd]

I am not a Doctor but when I had a DVT I carried on exercising as usual. Are you on some anticoagulant.

After exercising I put my legs up and didn't cross them, or at least tried not to

4 weeks is quite a long tome ago.

Karen

[davehatch in reply to daisyd]

I'm on alternate 7mg and 8mg warfarin daily. Thanks for your reply.

Can I ask if you swelled up after excercise and if you did, did the swelling go down soon after raising your legs.

Thanks

[daisyd]

Hi yes I did continue to swell on some days and I notice when I go to the gym that leg aches more, I kept exercising and it improved. Some people have the DVT leg slightly bigger. Mine is still a little bigger.

If you are on Warfarin,thats good, exercising will help get your circulation going. Sitting with your legs up helps but it takes a while.

Did they tell you why you got a DVT

I had mine 30 + years ago and have Hughes syndrome

Good luck

[davehatch in reply to daisyd]

Thanks for that Daisyd. I'm not sure how I got it - perhaps it was after an 8 mile cycle ride, which I do twice daily. I put a gell saddle on top of my saddle, which was a bit loose and wonder if this was pressing against my upper thigh whilst riding causing the clot.

It obviously hasn't affected you too much sorry to hear about your Hughes syndrome - only heard about that today and Ive been reading up on it.

Keep well