I had some varicose veins out of my right leg back in November last year. About two weeks later, during recover, I developed DVT in the same leg and a week later that progressed to a bilateral pulmonary embolism - 66% blockage of both lungs from clots.
After eight days in hospital I ended up on Warfarin. Doctor reckons six months on the meds plus wearing a pressure stocking and then, depending on my lungs I should be okay to go off the drugs.
Last week I rode the Mt Annan intermediate course and later that week did a 16km brisk walk. On Good Friday I had some breathing difficulty and pain in the chest.
Ended up in hospital yesterday and the day before - had all the tests again (DVT scan, CAT scans, INR, coronary, sugars, blood gases (I hate that one the most) and the diagnosis is that I didnt have another PE, it wasnt a stroke or a heart attack.
They reckon it is a muscle strain across my chest causing pain and shortness of breath (each time my chest expands it hurts). I am 41 and in reasonable health, dont smoke, drink, I eat mainly a vege based diet, dont do drugs etc.
So the doctor is asking me what I did to stress the muscles and I told him. Two hours later he comes back with the rest of the vascular team and tells me I am NOT to ride a bike whilst I am on warfarin because if I come off and sustain an internal bleed it will not stop and I will eventually bleed to death - either a bleed on the brain or in the abdomen will be pretty bad. Also riding and coming off can cause clots to dislodge.
THe good news is that almost all the clots in my right leg are gone, as are the ones in my lungs so I am very likely to come off Warfarin next month.
So is anyone else here on warfarin, coumadin or other blood thinners and do you ride? What do you think of the risk.
They said I can ride on a trainer, walk, run, swim, gym etc but no contact sports or activities where I could sustain a fall or impact.
What gives?
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After eight days in hospital I ended up on Warfarin. Doctor reckons six months on the meds plus wearing a pressure stocking and then, depending on my lungs I should be okay to go off the drugs.
Last week I rode the Mt Annan intermediate course and later that week did a 16km brisk walk. On Good Friday I had some breathing difficulty and pain in the chest.
Ended up in hospital yesterday and the day before - had all the tests again (DVT scan, CAT scans, INR, coronary, sugars, blood gases (I hate that one the most) and the diagnosis is that I didnt have another PE, it wasnt a stroke or a heart attack.
They reckon it is a muscle strain across my chest causing pain and shortness of breath (each time my chest expands it hurts). I am 41 and in reasonable health, dont smoke, drink, I eat mainly a vege based diet, dont do drugs etc.
So the doctor is asking me what I did to stress the muscles and I told him. Two hours later he comes back with the rest of the vascular team and tells me I am NOT to ride a bike whilst I am on warfarin because if I come off and sustain an internal bleed it will not stop and I will eventually bleed to death - either a bleed on the brain or in the abdomen will be pretty bad. Also riding and coming off can cause clots to dislodge.
THe good news is that almost all the clots in my right leg are gone, as are the ones in my lungs so I am very likely to come off Warfarin next month.
So is anyone else here on warfarin, coumadin or other blood thinners and do you ride? What do you think of the risk.
They said I can ride on a trainer, walk, run, swim, gym etc but no contact sports or activities where I could sustain a fall or impact.
What gives?
t