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RE: [RC] OT Blood Clots in Rider leg - adam and jannelleRoger and others...I am 43 and about 4-5 years ago had an accident where a horse fell on my leg, tearing the ACL and MCL and doing some other damage. In about 3 days, I had pain in my leg. At 6 days I had a dr's appt and found out I had blood clots. Took 13 days to get therapeutic on Heperin (because I was so healthy, they said). Because it was an accident, not just a random thing, the dr let me use Waferin for just 3 months. I did not ride during that time. I have two little kids and didn't want to risk anything in my health. BTW, the clot does not actual absorb but the vessels build a structure around it and it becomes part of the vein. So once you are therapeutic, you don't need to worry about it coming lose. The blood thinners are so that if your body keeps up the bad behavior, it won't form another clot. Jannelle WIlde -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Rittenhouse Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:30 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] OT Blood Clots in Rider leg Hi Not to take away from the import issues of 60-in-30 and the budget.. I am taking a 'old timer' liberty of asking about a health issues RE mostly applies to older senior rider :) Just when things were looking good, getting in some really fun riding with my foxtrotter... I got a new issues to deal with./ Spent he last 2 days going though the super medical process.. the best in the world private health care... Thursday after I went to the Doc with a swollen hot and throbbing left leg. Problem started about 5 days ago. Had some blood work then an appointment for ultrasound was made for Fri - today - in the morning. The ultrasound was for DVT.. aka blood clots in the leg veins. I knew things were not going well when the young tech stopped talking to me and was spending ALLOT of time behind the knee. Senior tech arrives mumbles a bit and leaves. I get told to wait for the Radiologist to review the study-that is NOT good. I ended up being sent back to my primary care Doc, within a few hours I had more blood pulled and getting a script for 6 shots - I give myself -- sort of like Heparin. To stop blood clotting. SQ in the stomach and yes it is painful a bit Monday I go back and will get blood tests results and then get started on 'rat poison' Warifin. Now to riders that have this issue. Can you still ride? How long from the start of the blood thinner before you could ride. Worried about a chunk breaking off and taking you out? Like way out on trail someplace - there is no way I would make it back for sure. The legs is still a bit inflamed and from what the Doc told me it make take 6 to 12 for the body to absorb this clot. All they can do is give me drugs to stop the clot from growing and 'hope' I dont get one in the other leg. The Dr says to not bend the knee, no lifting stooping, hauling hay, all the normal stuff one does around the horse place. He told I could ride 'later' but was concerned about banging the knee/leg on the saddle and breaking off a chuck. Well at a walk and a foxtrot, there is not much of that.. We all cannot figure out why I got this. Active, in great shape, 'natural' balanced diet, take a suite of supplements, Dont sit all that much at the computer and TV.. I am up and about doing stuff. One thought is 'para-sympathetic' auto generated clot due to the back lash of cancer..Go figure that one. That's great :) Going on 5 years clean -- now? So next I go to an oncologist for who knows what.. Apologize for the post - sort of- but needed to 'verbalize' this "to ask the endurance family" The bottom line is from those who had/have this condition -- when can I ride again If you want to respond via PM roger @ vmaxept . com Now back to on topic stuff Thanks Roger R Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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