Not unusual at all to have some leg discomfort or intermittent pain even if the clot is completely resolved.

Hi, Are you wearing your compression stockings all the time? I use them religiously too. Right from the time I wake up in the morning to bed time. I only take them off during the shower.
I have intermittent pain in my leg too and my Ultra Sound scan after 6 months showed no clot.

I am six months out from my DVT, which was gone when they did a scan at six weeks. I still have intermittent leg pain and aches but no noticeable swelling. I find that putting my feet up helps but compression socks don't make any difference. I still wear them when I fly, however.

Yes, i have this thing in my head that i still want my leg to know what normal feels like so i try no more than 8 hrs or if they are not heavy leg days. Like i dont want them dependant on them, but when i am sitting watching tv, i do have my feet up and no stocking. I was told to take them off when laying down.

Well, I will talk to the memo in one week for sure and after previous ultrasounds are compared, but the tech said that he could see blood flowing throughout the leg and that there is no blockage anymore. He did however say that he still saw residual clot. I was a bit bummed because I wanted it to be gone all the way, but his response was, "Oh honeyeven after 20 years I am still able to tell if someone had a DVT, yours veins are changed forever."
At least no blockage. Now I just worry that the residual clot makes me more prone to sticky red blood cells attaching to it or if they just glide over it now.
Hemo next Monday and then we will see if this is the last round of Xarelto.for now...

And I hate how they call it "CHRONIC clot," as if they assume it is going to happen again.
ARG

Most people don't even have a follow up ultrasound after diagnosis. They do their 6 months of warfarin and that's it. So considering that, there are many people who have residual clots or chronic clots who don't even know that, who go about their life and who do not clot again once off warfarin.

Hi amerimex, I too have what they call "old DVT". It says on my report (6 months) that it is "recanalized", but the vein is not completely compressible. Then in the same report it says that they only see vein wall thickening... I don't know if there is a distinct difference between "residual clot" and "vein wall thickening". My understanding is that the clot may get further absorbed by the vein wall even after you stop the meds.

Let's pray that we will continue to recover!!

Ava,
Sounds like the same thing to me. One hemo told me that hardened clot does NOT put you at greater risk of having another DVT, but then another said no matter what you are always at a greater risk of DVT anyway. Did you go off meds?

Yeah, I stopped after being on it for 6 months. I was taking birth control and spend almost 4 days sitting all day working on a paper. So the doctor said it was triggered by the risk factors. They all said I could come off meds. I thought this should be the standard for most people. One of the hemo doctors said that your body grows a lining that covered the old clot. Then the outside of the clot is 'smooth' instead of 'rough'. He said that this kind of clot should no longer pose any danger (new clot grows using the old cite).

How far are you into treatment?

5 months now. 1 more month of Xarelto.
May the stockings be with you!

Here is what the results say...
"A venous duplex ultrasound study of the right lower extremity shows some
chronic changes at the right peroneal vein. No occlusive clot is seen. Normal
spontaneous and phasic waveforms are present.

Impression: improved findings when compared to prior. No acute thrombus
appears present."

I just dont like the part about "some chronic changes present..." What the hell
does that mean? Can it be any more vague?
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I'd discuss the results with your doc and get his take on that. I think it sounds way more ominous than it is. In fact, I think your report sounds really positive. That whole chronic thing is not unusual and for most people had they not had an ultrasound to report it wouldn't be aware of it. What matters is how you feel, on going physical improvement, etc.

Don't let that get under your skin.

rmb is right, talk to your doctor. But if I was you, I would hold onto this part: Normal spontaneous and phasic waveforms are present. To me that sounds like your valves are still working pretty good. And the no occlusion part is pretty good too.

It seems a good result after five months. I did a venous duplex when I was 3 months out and the blood flow was still much compromised. I'm going to do another one in February, when I'll be 6 months out of DVT. I'll share the results then.

How is your leg doing? Mine is still a little larger than the left one (I had femoral-popliteal DVT), and it swells more when it rains. It almost doesnt hurt, only when Im sitting for too long, which I avoid, of course.

Wish you continue to improve,
Mathy