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Deep vein thrombosis!..Spacecadet is ready for the knackers yard!

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spacecadet · 21/03/2006 09:57

I dont beleive it, woke up yesterday morning with agonisingly painful, swollen calf, took myself off to hospital yesterday afternoon when it didnt get any better and its a dvt!, had my first clexane injection last night..ouch!
have to go back to mau every evening for 5 days to have further injections, didnt get back from hospital till midnight last night, had to sit there with 4 kids, all whom are shattered today, i didnt get to bed till nearly one, then dd was up again at 5.30Sad, so im exhausted, and ive got to go back there again this evening with all the kids in tow.{rant over} thanks for reading this!

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trace2 · 21/03/2006 11:33

yes it is,if you had one too are you on anitcoaglants, if so this should not have happened or take a slow asprin fron gp ( the ones them whos had heart attack take, dont need blood tests every week with them

sorry about spellings

Kelly1978 · 21/03/2006 11:34

you really should be able to do it yorself - lay it on about how hard it is with the kids. I was told I could do them myself when pg with the dts.

Elibean · 21/03/2006 11:45

OMG, Spacey - been awol for a week or two, didnt' know you were tackling a new hurdle: am so sorry! Hope it resolves soon...anything we can do to help?

And why won't they let you inject Clexane yourself? (I had to whilst pg with dd, due to history of m/c - and I'm not a nurse)
Hope you got help last night..xxx

Nemo1977 · 21/03/2006 11:48

god hun what a nightmare for youSad

claire7676 · 21/03/2006 12:01

Hi, I take clexane daily and inject myself, through this pregnancy and my previous pregnancy. (Had PEs previously) Some hospitals are reluctant to let you self inject but with ure background as a nurse I'd have thought you have a good case to argue? I'd be quite forceful if I were you! Good luck x

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spacecadet · 21/03/2006 14:18

well i think i will argue to let them inject myself when i go back this evening and see what they say.
i do take asprin, my gp prescribed it for me, so in theory it shouldnt have happened but i suspect that now i will be on anti- coagulants for life.

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Bugsy2 · 21/03/2006 14:45

OH SC - so much stuff to cope with. I hope someone can babysit for you this evening. Have you had any relief yet from the pain in our leg?
Enormous hugs to you.

amynnixmum · 21/03/2006 14:52

Poor you Sad There's a new product on the market that is supposed to help with blood clotting issues like dvt. Its called SIRCO and is a juice drink - I'll try and dig the scientific info on it out later and post a link. AFAIK its designed to prevent things like DVT but I would imagine that it would also help get rid of an existing problem. Only trouble with SIRCO is its not widely available yet but you can get it in larger Sainsburys and Waitrose stores.

amynnixmum · 21/03/2006 14:55

Look \link{http://www.sircoheart.com/html/index.htm\ here}

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spacecadet · 21/03/2006 15:18

thanks very much for that info amynnixmum.
fio-so sorry about your sisterSad

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desperatehousewife · 21/03/2006 15:27

oh spacey - bloody, bloody hell. You really are being tested at the moment aren't you? I'm so sorry. Good luck at hospital. Please ask them to come up with a better solution.
Take care
DHW
x

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spacecadet · 21/03/2006 15:28

actually DHW-, if i didnt laugh about it id go mad!

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fastasleep · 21/03/2006 16:59

Awww spacey! MTS was filling me in on this! You're having such a tough year! Well done for being so brave about it xxx

Merlin · 21/03/2006 17:15

Just saw this SC - god you're having a tough time aren't you? Hope you can persuade the hospital to let you do the injections rahter than dragging the kids out again. Take care and get better soon.

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spacecadet · 21/03/2006 18:15

going to hospital in a min, will ask about me doing the injections myself

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spacecadet · 21/03/2006 21:27

not allowed to do my own injectionsSad bah!

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puff · 21/03/2006 21:30

Sad and grrr

busybusybee · 21/03/2006 21:31

Sympathies SC as if you didnt have enough to cope with already - I hope things improve soon

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spacecadet · 21/03/2006 21:32

they said hiospital policy is that the initial for treatment of dvt at home is that the imjections have to be administered by nursing staff!..grrr.
i think i can adminster my own if it becomes long term as opposed to tablets.

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Piffle · 21/03/2006 21:32

Bloody hell SC
Have you not had enough to deal with already this year.........
Hope you're ok petalxx

Miaou · 21/03/2006 21:32

Why not spacey? Sad - do they seriously expect you to poll in every night after bedtime with four crabbit miserable children? How very rough on you all Sad

Miaou · 21/03/2006 21:34

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sunchowder · 21/03/2006 21:34

OMG Spacey! When will it end already??? I have been on and off the net lately so haven't kept up much, is there anything that you need? Besides a new leg I mean.....:o

Cadbury · 21/03/2006 21:35

blimey o'reilly spacey - it never rains eh?

Hope you get some rest and a more manageable way of dealing with this.

Wish I was nearer.