Hi.
I have one of those little yellow books that they give to folks with blood problems in the UK.
Actually, I'm on my second.
This blog is where I am going to put my "health" stuff, so that folks that want to read it in detail can do so, and other folks can just skip the occasional link I will be embedding elsewhere.
Short potted history:
I was admitted to the hospital in 2009 with both a DVT and a PE (both count as VTE!).
No particular reason was found.
A couple of weeks later I had a terrible pain in my upper leg, which turned out to be multiple further clots.
So after all that was sorted out, I was "in the clear" ...
Almost 6 years later, I had a bump on my leg.
The local doctor said it is a Superficial Thromboembolism (a small blood clot in one of the minor veins - not in itself particularly serious, but such things can, apparently, be a marker for underlying problems.
I was referred to the hospital again, and sure enough, I have a multiple DVT in my lower leg again.
A CT scan was next, and I am currently waiting to see the "blood expert" at the hospital - my appointment is at the end of the month.
For almost 6 years, I had a target INR range of 2 to 3, but that has been put up to 3 to 4. Higher is more effective, but increases the side effects (stuff like bruising, for example).
Anyway, that's me.
I'll be covering more specific issues and more detail in future posts, both of my own condition, and of the "general theory and practice" - I've learnt quite a bit about all this stuff that I wish I had known "at the start", so I thought I'd share it with you!
I have one of those little yellow books that they give to folks with blood problems in the UK.
Actually, I'm on my second.
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| My little yellow books |
Short potted history:
I was admitted to the hospital in 2009 with both a DVT and a PE (both count as VTE!).
No particular reason was found.
A couple of weeks later I had a terrible pain in my upper leg, which turned out to be multiple further clots.
So after all that was sorted out, I was "in the clear" ...
Almost 6 years later, I had a bump on my leg.
The local doctor said it is a Superficial Thromboembolism (a small blood clot in one of the minor veins - not in itself particularly serious, but such things can, apparently, be a marker for underlying problems.
I was referred to the hospital again, and sure enough, I have a multiple DVT in my lower leg again.
A CT scan was next, and I am currently waiting to see the "blood expert" at the hospital - my appointment is at the end of the month.
For almost 6 years, I had a target INR range of 2 to 3, but that has been put up to 3 to 4. Higher is more effective, but increases the side effects (stuff like bruising, for example).
Anyway, that's me.
I'll be covering more specific issues and more detail in future posts, both of my own condition, and of the "general theory and practice" - I've learnt quite a bit about all this stuff that I wish I had known "at the start", so I thought I'd share it with you!
