Yeah,that's common, particularly if you're on your feet or up and moving around through out the day. Elevate them while you're laying in bed. That feels good and helps with the swelling.

Wait... I assumed you had a DVT. Sorry. If not, I don't know about the swelling then. Not sure.

i had a PE - they told me it will have come from a DVT, - thanks for your reply!

Ha, ok! Sorry I jumped to conclusions!

Yeah, swelling can be common with a DVT. Even if the DVT traveled to your lungs, it might have left some residue/scarring/etc. in your leg that is now causing swelling at night. Sleeping with your legs elevated might help.

As long as there is no pain, I wouldn't worry too much.

I had the same problem. And then one day 2 weeks ago, the swelling stopped. I"m assuming that means the clot in my leg is no longer causing any problems. I used to have swelling from fluid retention, but both my primary doc and the hematologist said to me that this swelling was from the dvt. Learn something new every day. And like the others said, if there's no pain, you should be ok.

I had problems with swelling in my left DVT leg. The DVT caused a rather large blockage at the very top of my leg, affecting blood flow considerably. Any long walking or running and my leg would swell up look and feel just awful lol. My six month scan showed a mass still there which at the time was confusion between whether it was scar tissue or another clot (I believe the hematologist was right, scar tissue), and I assumed I would have problems with swelling for the rest of my life. I'm over 12 months out and with regular walking every day with the help of some fantastic tights that hold my legs well enough I don't notice any swelling anymore, finally. Fantastic! Considering I thought this would be life long I am happy so for those worried, it should get better! Just give it time.

What if you have pain but no swelling. My leg never really got too swollen, even at its peak. My clot was ankle to groin. That was Nov 11. I still have the pain though, worse if I don't have my compression stockings on and do too much. Hurts if I squat down and there's any pressure in my calf.
So, is that still the clot or is it damage from the clot?

I was wondering about this too. I had my DVT behind my knee and into my calf on the left side in August and in early December when I got it Doppler-ed it was finally clear of clots. With that said, the last few days I've been having pain behind my knee again and sometimes in my calf and what feels like more swelling than there was lately. I never had a ton of swelling to begin with, it was only noticeable if you really looked or measured but not to anyone who wasn't looking for it.

When I felt the pain start a couple days ago I started to worry and get nervous but I'm therapeutic and my hematologist doesn't seem concerned.

Has anyone else whose clot has been clear had these feelings?

A clot does a lot of damage and you can spend years healing from it.

My PEs were gone after five weeks but I still had pain, SOB, etc. for about nine months. My first DVT was in 2005 and it is still in my leg now but I felt back to 100% after about two years. Even though the clot is still there, I can cross my legs, kneel, crouch, etc. with no pain.

A lot of times healing has nothing to do with whether the clot is still there or not. My cardiologist compared it to getting cut with a knife. Most of the healing happens after the knife is gone and it can take a while.

For those of you less than six months out, don't give up hope! I kept improving for well up to two years with all my clots.