SlowManiac
Likes Bikes and Dirt
So I always thought my first trip to hospital would be after riding into a tree or getting hit by a car on my commute. What actually happened was that I got a blood clot in my calf which also ended up on my lung.
I was very lucky to catch it early and also it was a pretty minor case. Pulmonary Embolism (PE or clot on the lung) is extremely dangerous - fatal in 30% of cases apparently! :faint2:
I reckon it was caused by a weekend of riding (and getting dehydrated) and then sitting in the car for 5hrs on the way back from Thredbo. Seems this is common amongst endurance athletes - hard exercise - dehydration - being sedentary. Had a bit of calf pain (which I thought was muscular), that went away and then I had pain in my chest which started of fairly minor.
Doctors are a bit confused how I got it - I am 36, fit and healthy, not the usual candidate for DVT
I'm now on anticoagulants for the next 3-6 months - something similar to warfarin but the new generation of drugs. No riding for a month. And - this is where it gets really annoying - I am supposed to avoid any 'high risk' activities while I am on the medication. If I have a genetic predisposition to clotting that could be the rest of my life!
So has anyone else experienced this? Anyone on similar medication (aspirin doesn't count)? How do you manage the risks?
I was very lucky to catch it early and also it was a pretty minor case. Pulmonary Embolism (PE or clot on the lung) is extremely dangerous - fatal in 30% of cases apparently! :faint2:
I reckon it was caused by a weekend of riding (and getting dehydrated) and then sitting in the car for 5hrs on the way back from Thredbo. Seems this is common amongst endurance athletes - hard exercise - dehydration - being sedentary. Had a bit of calf pain (which I thought was muscular), that went away and then I had pain in my chest which started of fairly minor.
Doctors are a bit confused how I got it - I am 36, fit and healthy, not the usual candidate for DVT
I'm now on anticoagulants for the next 3-6 months - something similar to warfarin but the new generation of drugs. No riding for a month. And - this is where it gets really annoying - I am supposed to avoid any 'high risk' activities while I am on the medication. If I have a genetic predisposition to clotting that could be the rest of my life!
So has anyone else experienced this? Anyone on similar medication (aspirin doesn't count)? How do you manage the risks?