# Foot injury - advice? {It’s a blood clot} **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 27, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446 "2022-08-27T20:08:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/341 "2022-11-11T23:34:09Z")
Mine aren’t that tight though I have pairs that are. Per my doc, I don’t need that intense a level of compression, yet. Sorry, I didn’t realize what level compression you were using. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/342 "2022-11-11T23:35:15Z")
30-40, which I guess is quite strong ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/343 "2022-11-12T22:15:08Z")
Very. No wonder you are having difficulty. I’m afraid I can’t help you further. Hang in there. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/344 "2022-11-14T20:15:35Z")
The first time I had a compression sock - after a sprained ankle - the one they gave me came with something like that. It really helped. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/345 "2022-11-20T18:29:43Z")
I just got the bill for my 1 night in the hospital: $27011.48. OOP is $948.52 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/346 "2022-11-21T01:53:01Z")
America the beautiful my ass. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/347 "2022-11-21T02:01:40Z")
Beautiful if you are a hospital company or health insurance investor or executive. The rest of us live to serve these “job creators” ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/348 "2022-11-21T02:13:44Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I just got the bill for my 1 night in the hospital: $27011.48. > > OOP is $948.52   And December 31 at 11:59 pm, our OOP’s reset to zero. But at least we’re not socialists! ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/349 "2022-11-21T03:12:10Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > But at least we’re not socialists NP who ordered me to ER (I came in to my regular checkup breathless, dizzy and coughing blood [well, it was brown, looked like blood, and I was diagnosed with pulmonary emboli later that morning] ) wanted to call me an ambulance. I insisted on driving myself to ER (it was literally 3 stoplights away), or probably the bill would have been $150k. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/350 "2023-01-02T03:44:19Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > And December 31 at 11:59 pm, our OOP’s reset to zero Yay, my _just now_ deductible reset! Happy 2023 everyone! Seriously, thanks very much to everyone who contributed to thread for your support, and I hope you all have a great year. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/351 "2023-01-02T03:58:49Z")
Happy New Year! 🥳 🍾 🥂 How ya doin’? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/352 "2023-01-02T17:04:12Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Happy New Year! 🥳 🍾 🥂 Happy New Year, ThelmaLou! I’m doing okay - clot news is no news. I’ve been wearing the 20-30 compression socks and actually traveled overseas this past month. Waiting to hear back about the cancer 😕 I hope you are doing well! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/353 "2023-01-02T20:20:29Z")
So far so good. But the year is young. 👍 Keep us posted. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/354 "2023-01-09T02:50:21Z")
3 month PSA test came back with essentially the same number as last time. I’m going to discuss with my NP tomorrow, will update my prostate cancer [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-prostate-cancer/804035) if there’s anything interesting. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/355 "2023-01-09T03:12:52Z")
No change is pretty good news, right? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/356 "2023-01-09T03:21:38Z")
Well, mixed. There was some hope it was a false positive. That’s over - my cancer is back, we just don’t know if it’s angry. Proviso - let’s see what NP thinks tomorrow, but that’s my understanding. No PSA = no cancer. I have PSA. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/357 "2023-01-09T12:57:43Z")
Ah, I see. Well, rats. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/358 "2024-02-11T05:28:44Z")
Well crap. I have a DVT in the other leg ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/359 "2024-02-11T06:06:36Z")
Yikes! You can’t win, can you? Take care of yourself. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446/360 "2024-02-11T14:32:09Z")
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