dvt update
just got out of consult with the doc, and clarified a few things:
1. the clot.
the clot is not 'a clot' as you or i would think of such. initially, i envisioned a ball hung up in some part of my groin. what he 'splained to me today is much more ominous: i have a 40" long clot running from my ankle to my stomach, which is why all the alarm from the heathcare folks. there is a high risk of breaking off a part of it and pumping it straight to my lungs = pulmonary embolism. this is why they are keeping me in hospital.
2. they are keeping me in hospital another day. see item 1.
3. as time passes and the anticoagulant drugs go to work, the clot will stabilize (adhere solidly) to the vein wall reducing the risk of the embolism. the next 7 days or so continue to be 'high-risk'.
4. when they release me home tomorrow, i will continue my own injections twice a day until the oral thinners metabolize and begin their effectiveness. after that, i will require weekly blood draws to determine my dosage for the following week. this will continue for 6 to 9 months.
5. i will probably have leg and foot problems the rest of my life.
6. when i get to go home tomorrow (hopefully) i will still be high-risk of embolism, which could be incapacitating. anyone with some free time this weekend or the first part of next week is encouraged to come hang out with me, not only because i love you and want to see y'all, but also because if i throw a clot i may not be able to call 911 on my own.
there you have it.
sux all around.
1. the clot.
the clot is not 'a clot' as you or i would think of such. initially, i envisioned a ball hung up in some part of my groin. what he 'splained to me today is much more ominous: i have a 40" long clot running from my ankle to my stomach, which is why all the alarm from the heathcare folks. there is a high risk of breaking off a part of it and pumping it straight to my lungs = pulmonary embolism. this is why they are keeping me in hospital.
2. they are keeping me in hospital another day. see item 1.
3. as time passes and the anticoagulant drugs go to work, the clot will stabilize (adhere solidly) to the vein wall reducing the risk of the embolism. the next 7 days or so continue to be 'high-risk'.
4. when they release me home tomorrow, i will continue my own injections twice a day until the oral thinners metabolize and begin their effectiveness. after that, i will require weekly blood draws to determine my dosage for the following week. this will continue for 6 to 9 months.
5. i will probably have leg and foot problems the rest of my life.
6. when i get to go home tomorrow (hopefully) i will still be high-risk of embolism, which could be incapacitating. anyone with some free time this weekend or the first part of next week is encouraged to come hang out with me, not only because i love you and want to see y'all, but also because if i throw a clot i may not be able to call 911 on my own.
there you have it.
sux all around.
posted by warpup at 10:57 AM
Stumble It!
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Christ Almighty. I'm not sure I've ever felt blood drain from my face in the way it did when I read the words "40" long clot running from my ankle to my stomach."
Now, I know you're going to come through this shining, though maybe a little worse for the wear as we are wont to do, may I just say MOTHERFUCK?
For the second time this week, I'm cursing the distance between a loved one and myself. Neverless, please know that you are so very close in my heart, 'pup, being bouyed by healing thoughts.
yes, you can say motherfuck. ...and i would appriciate it if you stomped you feet a bit at the same time.
thanks suga, i miss your smiling face as well. maybe when this all settles down, i can make a trip down your way and we can tip a pint and sing some songs.
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