And no air travel, Could kill me
Great was supposed to go to Thailand next week
And stay well hydrated, no smoking or alcohol, don’t cross your legs and move around. You don’t want to throw an embolus to your lungs.
That sucks big time, but look at it this way: discovering the clot now probably saved your life. Thank goodness it was so incredibly painful that you couldn’t overlook it.
Do you mean “don’t cross your legs and don’t move around, or” don’t cross your legs but do move around"?
I worded that badly. Do move around. Keep the circulation moving.
My father has had several gout attacks. He has said that this is an appropriate illustration of how it feels.
Wow! Yeah, that’s not something to fool around with. Keep us posted on how you’re doing.
It’s great to have a diagnosis. Don’t be like me, follow the doctor’s instructions. Hope it’s all better for you soon. It sucks to have problems with the legs, knees, ankles, and feet.
Yikes! Glad you found out. The good news is that clots are usually very treatable.
My father developed several clots after an extended hospital stay at the end of last year. He was put on blood thinners and had a filter placed into some blood vessel in case one of them broke loose. I think the filter decision was based on where the clots were, and the relative risks, so it may not be relevant to your situation. In any case, he hates surgery and needles and says that procedure was fairly minor.
Not sure how to handle this with work. Do I need to take a LOA? The pain goes back and forth from manageable to un-fing-believable. I’m currently on part 2 of that cycle. A little worried about losing my job, I had to take a LOA in 2018 for cancer surgery, and there were repercussions IMO.
I would get a note from your doc explaining that you have a potentially life-threatening condition if not properly treated and include the anticipated time off needed, if any. Then give the note to your boss.
I don’t have a physician, I moved to this area recentish. I have urgent care. Part of the process of caring for my DVT is that I need to find a doctor to care for me over the next couple of months and monitor my clot.
Until you find a PCP (or board certified vascular specialist) the urgent care physician can provide you with a note.
Well, let me rephrase - how much time should I need from work? I’m a software engineer, not a bricklayer.
I plan to attend a couple of meetings this afternoon, but really for appearances. There was a team lunch (going on right now!) that I couldn’t attend because it’s an hour away and I can’t drive. I’ve never met any of my team. This isn’t a good look.
I’m am in so much pain, I’m still deciding what I can even do. Even buying groceries. I’m catching hints my manager has had it with my shit, which seems awfully unfair but I’m not her.
I’ve moved my workspace into an upstairs bedroom since I can’t really climb stairs easily. But my big iron is in my downstairs office and I kind of of need it.
I had planned a two week vacation overseas, which is obviously toast now. So my team gets that time back when I would have been missing. Still not sure how to manage how or if I can work. 
I’m 60 years old and have always striven to be a reliable, utterly reliable person to my employer. And suddenly I’m not, and I got cancer 5 years ago and here we go again.
I’m a doc, but I’m not your doc. I didn’t take your history, examine you or read your lab results. You may not need any time off or maybe you do—only your doc knows for sure. Call the urgent care facility that diagnosed you and ask their advice.
In the meantime this PDF brochure may help:
Any advice on compression socks? Are they safe and do they help w pain?
I’ve set aside all my selection of braces, at one point they thought I had a chipped bone, but they didn’t help and now I’m afraid they’ll cause the clot to travel.
They are safe, but I’m not a doctor, ask yours. No idea about whether they will help with your pain.
When my mom had an enormous blood clot she didn’t have any pain. Her doctor did recommend compression socks as well as a lot of blood thinning meds. She was long-since retired, but she could have worked from home starting the day she returned from inpatient IV treatment.
I’m guessing you have a clot lodged in a joint, and it’s causing painful swelling around the joint, and blood thinners will help fairly quickly. But I’m a non-doctor guessing based on what you’ve said on the internet. These are all legit questions to ask your doctor. Yes, even the urgent care doctor.