When I was at the hospital on Sunday the doctor gave me medication to prevent blood clots (thrombosis) as there could be a risk. But a blood clot wasn't likely to occur with the medication I had been given. Yesterday my calf started to feel tender and when thrombosis occurs it usually begins in the calf. Even though the pain wasn't bad and I didn't think it was a blood clot I thought it's better to be safe than sorry and just go to the hospital and get it checked.
So at midnight Wayne drove me to the hospital which is about 20 minutes away. A doctor took a look at my calf and said it wasn't likely to be a blood clot because my calf was hardly swollen. But the only way they could tell was to do an ultrasound. So I ended up leaving the hospital at 2 am and the doctor made an appointment for me this morning at 9 am to get an ultrasound.
The verdict is I have a small blood clot (thrombosis) in my left calf. Seeing I was already on the medication to prevent blood clots the only thing they could do is up the dosage. So for 3 days I have to have an injection twice a day so that means two trips a day to the doctors clinic. I have been put on medication which I must take for at least 3 months but it will slowly start coming down in dosage. I am also going to have to get regular blood checks for a while.
The doctors also took another look at my foot while I was there and seem to think that I have not torn just one of my ligaments but two.
Tomorrow morning I have an appointment in St Gallen which is about 45 minutes away. I will see a specialist who is considered one of the best in Switzerland. I am going to be in good hands as he has been involved with top athletes and also skating so he understands the movements skating involves. Tomorrow I should have a more realistic time line.
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