Aching in legs after venesection

[Kwebb]

Hello , just a quick question. Why do I experience bad aching in my legs after venesection ? Every time I go about a week later my veins become extremely engorged and one leg will become painful with hospital querying blood clot .

[jane13]

sounds odd and must be worrying. Only thing I can think of is more hydroxy and less venesections?

[Kwebb in reply to jane13]

Hi I’m not on any medication at all. I can’t take aspirin due to conflicts between my steroids.

[Mazcd Partner MPNVoice]

Hi Kwebb, you need to tell the consultant and nurse before you have another venesection that this is happening to you. Have you also discussed alternatives to aspirin, there are a few. Best wishes, Maz

[Kwebb]

Hi. I have explained this and it’s happened again this time. I’ve been at the hospital all night tonight and they’ve given me a week of heparin to inject myself. No one ever suggests medication to me. I’m going to ask at next appointment because this happens at every venesection and I end up in agony and can’t walk. Thanks