So the pain I blogged about this weekend? Yeah. Bananas aren’t gonna fix it. Because the pain just wasn’t getting better, I called my Ob/Gyn and made an appt for this morning. Although my leg wasn’t swollen/red, she was worried about a lump she felt and decided to send me for an ultrasound to rule out blood clots and then made an appt for right after that for me to see my neurologist to find out if the pain might be related to my neuropathy.
Fast forward to 2:45. After an hour in the exam room having my leg examined from groin to ankle, the tech disappeared for 15 minutes. She then came back and informed me, Mr. V and Pumpkinhead that we could not leave because my OB/Gyn was going to be calling the waiting room. Okay…
Turns out it is DVT. The reason the leg wasn’t red/swollen yet is that the vein is currently only partially occluded and hadn’t fully blocked off yet. 
She made us sit there while she consulted with several experts and called us back about 20 minutes later. Ordered home, feet up, for the rest of the week. Have to take two shots a day in my belly of Lovenox, a blood thinner. Next steps? I don’t know. She’s sending me to an internal medicine guy out here after I’ve been on the shots for a while.
Mr. V is freaked (DVT is a leading cause of maternal death) but I’m just glad we caught it early. Apparently it can also cause placental blood clots which can affect the baby. This is no fun but better than being hospitalized or actually having it travel to my lung! But, dang, the Lovenox shots sure do sting!!!
