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DVT whilst on anti-coags?

mewshep
mewshep
I had my first PE after DVT in December 2010 and have been on anti-coags ever since. I am experiencing pain when I walk in the same place as I had my original calf muscle injury and DVT. I am not sure what to do. The doctors are closed for the weekend and if I go to the hospital they will probably only want to put me on anti-coags which I already take. Did anyone else have this? What did you do?
Thanks for your help
TossNTurn
TossNTurn
I had pain in my clot leg for up to two years after diagnosis. You're only a couple months out and having pain in the exact same spot seems pretty par for the course to me. I haven't ever really figured out a rhyme or reason as to when I get pain. Sitting funny? Weather? Pushed it too hard at work? All possibilities...

As long as your INR is in range, I would take it easy for a couple days and see how you're doing next week.

Of course, if you're really worried that you have a new problem, just go to the ER.
rmb
rmb
I agree with TnT.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I just saw my Dr yesterday and mention that I still have pain in that calf from time to time sometimes it really bothers me. My PE was Jan 18th and he said that this was to be expected but as long as I am on my blood thinners should not be an issue. I know its very nerve raking but I would wait and call your Dr on Monday.
puterdoc2
puterdoc2
Hello. I had a bad PE back on May 1st, 2010. I was theraputic on coumedin at 2.6-2.8 for almost 2 months and believe it or not, I woke up one morning and both of my legs were pretty swollen and very sore. I went to ER and found out I reclotted in BOTH legs, even though I had been theraputic on Coumedin. They call me a Coumedin Failure (go figure) now. But yes, IF you have new clots, you definitely need to be checked out and they would need to add more blood thinners or a different kind! I now take Coumedin AND 15,000 units of Fragmin and my new theraputic range is 3-0-3.5. Good luck to you
deleted_user
deleted_user
If it bothers you that much, go to the hospital and have a ultrasound done on the leg. They won't add more anticoagulants until they have evaluated you and consulted a hematologist. You are always going to have aches and pains for the rest of your life if the muscles or veins were injured. There are more symptoms to re-clotting other than pain. But a ultrasound will ease you mind if anything.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was one of few who clotted while on Fragmin. And despite the fact you think there is nothing they could do for you if you have re-clotted, they did do quite a bit differently after I clotted the second time. I had a filter inserted, and was placed on a very high dose of Fragmin, and would have had clot busters if not for other problems.

The one nice thing about a DVT is it requires an ultrasound to get checked out with, not a CT scan, so the risks associated with that don't come into play here.

I agree that this is something you want to keep an eye on and should it get worse I always suggest going to the doctor.
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