DVT (deep vein thrombosis) prevention and treatment

Magnoliamimi and anyone else with Factor V Leiden, You might appreciate these related discussions:
Anybody else have Factor V Leiden? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anybody-else-have-factor-2-and-factor-v-leiden/
- Factor V Leiden and MTHFR mutations-Blood clots in femoral artery https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/factor-v-leiden-and-mthfr-mutations-blood-clots-in-femoral-artery/

I have been on it now for 5 or 6 years. It helps i didn't get my refills right away so 2 weeks went by and i ended up with Covid after recovering from that i ended up with blood clots on my left leg.

I was diagnosed with dvt/pe in both lungs in November in 2021. I was in the hospital for almost 2weeks on I’ve medication. I was released on elequis 5mg. The keep sending or calling an ambulance because of chest pain. It’s because of the chest wall pain damage from dvt/pe.
I woke up this morning with with my right knee swollen and hurting and in my right calf also. It started starting stinging up the side of my leg this evening.
I’m scared and don’t know what to do

I hope you went to the hospital? Please let us know?

This morning the swelling wasn’t so bad or pain. I have an appointment already scheduled for Friday so I think I can wait but ahead and called my doctor. He wanted me to go and have ultrasound done. I told her it had went down some, if I could get it done the day of my appointment because it’s 3hours from me. I promised to call if any thing changed.
It’s been bad all evening and still bad. I don’t want to keep scaring my kids. I’ve had 11brain surgeries and alot of scares since for the last 22 years. I’m sorry for texting so much. I just don’t know what to do anymore!!

Please let us know how your appointment went. I know you're frightened by all of this, but in future if your doctor recommends a test or treatment, do it. Better to be inconvenienced by a long drive than not knowing what you're dealing with, and possibly risking your health. I went to my GP with a sore leg, and just a bit of swelling, and was sent immediately to emergency, where they diagnosed DVT and pulmonary embolism. Being proactive saved my life.

Since then, I've been diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, which is an uncommon blood disorder that makes my blood clot too easily. I'm on blood thinners to avoid future episodes, but there are no guarantees. Still, I know what I'm up against, and what symptoms to watch for. Knowledge is important - you owe it to your kids to be as well-informed as possible about what's going on with your body.

Take good care, and all the best.

How are you doing, @kbrowne?

Colleen, my wife and I have power walked 4 miles per day for the past 5 years, runners before that. I hav e been wearing compression socks. Thanks. Surprised to get 2 Dot’s in one year at age 73.

I recently was diagnosed July 28 with a long blood clot in my femoral artery from groin to foot in all my 4 pop lien veins
Baylor scott and white kept me 3 days with lovanox shots in my stomach and a heparin drip they sent me home with Eliquis blood thinners and said it would have to absorb 3 to 6 months.
It happened from a tibia plateau fracture I had in July. The clot is in my left leg and doctor in hospital said there are a lot of complications to go in and remove it. But everyone is telling me this is a death sentence but my doctor said it’s a very dangerous surgery so I’m just confused and don’t know if I should go to a vein doctor specialist. The hospital said if it’s still there in 6 months they will send me then to a specialist. What should I do.

@rebecca58 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.

Wow, that sounds like a big clot to be worried about! I would definitely think about getting a second opinion on your case. If you have underlying health conditions, a second view may give you more answers and thoughts to consider.

Are you getting any exercise in? Was that part of what the doctor may have prescribed for you? Here is a link to an existing discussion from our forum, in Heart Health:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dvt-treatment-for-age-70/
You'll see some good information there.
Ginger