I am a 38 year old female, was diagnosed with APS almost 3 years ago. Have had DVT and PE (which is why they tested me for APS). I take Coumadin daily to keep INR in range, no issues with it.
Late in November I was working (Wedding Coordinator) and of course I stand all day, along with constant walking, etc. At one point I squatted down to grab something under a table and I felt this horrible pain in the back of my thigh. It started swelling soon after. Days later is bruised, still very swollen....looked like I had a knee coming out of the back of my thigh. Very attractive!
It slowly went away within two weeks....but then it happened again....and again, I was working a wedding. Then two weeks after that...happened a third time, again working a wedding. All three times when I squatted down to get something. Same leg, same vein from what I can tell.
My hematologist thinks its a varicose vein that is rupturing and they now want too keep my INR even a tad higher to keep from getting a DVT. But its not a varicose vein that I can see....are they not always visual, this is all new to me.
Anyone have this happen to them? Is it something that I need to get looked at by a vascular specialist?
Any help or advice is appreciated. Thanks so much!!!