I would just try to do some exercise and see what happens. So far, 8 months have elapsed from the DVT, so imo, there should be no risk because of the DVT on your training, How are your symptoms now? Considering the small extent of the DVT and its location, that the clot is most likely all disentagrated long time ago, but I could be completely wrong. Have you had recent ultrasound? You mention pain. But is this pain really due to the DVT? I would resume training and see what happens. If you feel bad, then adapt the training regime. This is a question of trial and error. I think that there is no harm in resuming training, and in fact, it could improve symptoms.

High impact exercise always causes me some degree of pain, especially the first year or so after my clot. Now, it's more intermittent.

Hi, I'm thinking exercise is ALWAYS a good thing! I've had a pulmonary embolism in November 2016 and have continued to exercise and continue my usual 3 mile run/walk daily! It's a must to keep moving...feel better afterwards too to not subcumb to this condition. Do what you feel comfortable with!

I wish I could say the clots have disentagrated. But they didn't and they are considered chronic. I think that is why I have so much pain with exercise as the blood is trying to figure out where to go. The pain has gotten somewhat better but it always hurts afterwards..so frustrating!

Do you wear compression stockings when exercising?

Bike riding is the exercise that caused very little pain for me the first few years after my clot. I'll be honest. I did Zumba and it was painful after the dvt. I also did this cardio kickboxing thing, but not with no contact. Very uncomfortable.

Yes, I wear compression stockings. Has the pain gotten better for you? I would love to be able to dance again!

Also, has anyone with chronic DVT's been back to the doctor's lately or gone to any specialists who work for University? Just wondering if there is anything new on the horizon or anyway that can help. Seems like there is very little help for those of us with DVT's out there! I feel like there has to be a way of fixing/healing veins that they just haven't discovered yet.

Yeah over time the pain has improved for me. I mean, my leg is always a little janky; it's damaged, but it doesn't hurt as much it used to. It's more intermittent. I don't do any high impact exercise though. I do walk outside so I guess there's some impact, but anything where I'm coming up and down hard on my leg, I kind of have lost interest in. But that's me. I just kind of changed my approach over all to exercise after being laid up with my PE. I stopped going to the gym and really just did more stuff outside. That was just a psychological thing for me.

Also, for me walking on the treadmill hurt like crazy, but walking outside not so much. I hike and I bike. I found riding the bike to be really therapeutic. I was diagnosed with PTS about 18 months after my DVT diagnosis and biking was really the only thing that felt ok and didn't cause a lot of swelling.

As far as procedures, I think for patients with chronically occluded veins there are some procedures they can do with stents, to open things up, but I suspect not everyone is a candidate for that and I also don't think it's always successful. My cardiologist who treated my PE really was of a mindset of don't mess around with any kind of procedures on the DVT leg. A vascular surgeon would likely feel different since that's their bread and butter.

I know that over time some chronic clots can continue to break down, which would improve things over time. I have a chronic clot and I suspect this is my situation which is why things have improved over time.

Ok, thank you for your post. It is helpful. Is your clot in your calf as well? Or does yours go above the knee?

My clot was from calf to thigh. Most of my pain is limited to my calf.

Im fairly new to clots but have one that has been there since at least February, but maybe back to my leg operations in October last year. Mine is in the posterior tibial vein and I can barely do any exercise without pain. I'm not sure how much of my pain is from the clot and how much is from some pooling blood irritating nerves post surgery. Either way, this leg should be better as it only had one operation in October while the other had two!
I tried getting back on the bike. After two days with short rides the pain was pretty bad. Now I'm testing out getting lifts to the door at work to avoid 1,200 steps from the bus stop. Instead im and just trying to keep moving with short walks during the day.
Gosh I too hope it gets better too!
Is it possible for a clot to press in adjacent nerves? Pretty much ever branch of the tibial nerve is irritated, and I can't help noticing how close it runs to the posterior tibial vein where the clot is.

Both my Posterior Tibial veins have clots. I don't know about the nerve/surgery part of it. It might be possible that somehow the nerve was irritated during this process? I just know that my leg and ankle hurt everyday and especially with exercise. But I still try to do it as it's important for overall health and I love dancing. Some days are better than others.

info about me (female, dvt in leg, 2 pulmonary emb in lung in 2010) age now 50. Definately you can get back to exercising and where you were at. I am actually in better shape then i was when i had it...which was in 2010. In the heat it gets agrravated and swells up still, and if i am running in the high heat it will swell, but elevating the leg after your work out helps. Also i got into weight lifting and building my leg muscles which extremeley helped with the swelling. It did take time but dont let it hold you back, and I definately recommend a weight program it helps.