Scotmitchy
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Welcome back. Remember that rest, rest and a bit more rest will see you n the road to recovery. Let your body take time to heal itself, and keep taking the tablets.
GWS ColinJ.. DVT/Pulmonary Embolism
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coffeejo
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Glad you're out of hospital Colin, best wishes for a speedy recovery.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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Just to clarify, folks ...
I'm 'out' but I'm certainly not yet 'about'! My walking range is currently only about 20 yards and an ascent of a single flight of stairs has me fighting for breath so I'm now occupying a friend's spare room, a few feet from the bathroom, and avoiding stairs when at all possible!
When I am up to it, I'll try walking 250 metres to a local cafe and back but even that level of exertion could be weeks away.
After that, I'll start doing some short walks along the Rochdale canal towpath to gradually build up my legs again. My muscles have already started to atrophy, and it is going to be a while before I can start to build them back up.
I am going to have another CT scan of my lungs in 6-8 weeks time and if that shows that the clots have gone and the doctors say it is okay, only then I will start some gentle hill walking. It would be nice to have some company when I can manage a decent walk. Perhaps I will organise a CC forum walk or two then!
I'm going to be on Warfarin for at least 6 months and it has been made clear to me that I should try to avoid cuts and bruises during that time because of the risk of uncontrolled bleeding. I won't want to take the risk of even a minor bike accident during that time, so I probably won't get back on my bike until Spring 2013. I do have a gym bike at home though, so once my lungs work properly again, I can get to work on my cycling muscles without fear of falling off the bike!
I have to have another blood test in Halifax on Monday to refine my Warfarin dosage, but after that I can get the tests done locally as required.
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I'd suggest that any of you who have not heard of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) or PE (Pulmonary Embolism) should take a few minutes to read about them because the information could save your life! I left it way too long to get my chest x-rayed because I was convinced that all I had was a nasty chest virus. It wasn't until my leg gave up on me that I realised what was going on. I hadn't even thought to mention the sore leg to my GP until it went swollen and changed colour!
I'm 'out' but I'm certainly not yet 'about'! My walking range is currently only about 20 yards and an ascent of a single flight of stairs has me fighting for breath so I'm now occupying a friend's spare room, a few feet from the bathroom, and avoiding stairs when at all possible!
When I am up to it, I'll try walking 250 metres to a local cafe and back but even that level of exertion could be weeks away.
After that, I'll start doing some short walks along the Rochdale canal towpath to gradually build up my legs again. My muscles have already started to atrophy, and it is going to be a while before I can start to build them back up.
I am going to have another CT scan of my lungs in 6-8 weeks time and if that shows that the clots have gone and the doctors say it is okay, only then I will start some gentle hill walking. It would be nice to have some company when I can manage a decent walk. Perhaps I will organise a CC forum walk or two then!
I'm going to be on Warfarin for at least 6 months and it has been made clear to me that I should try to avoid cuts and bruises during that time because of the risk of uncontrolled bleeding. I won't want to take the risk of even a minor bike accident during that time, so I probably won't get back on my bike until Spring 2013. I do have a gym bike at home though, so once my lungs work properly again, I can get to work on my cycling muscles without fear of falling off the bike!
I have to have another blood test in Halifax on Monday to refine my Warfarin dosage, but after that I can get the tests done locally as required.
***************************************
I'd suggest that any of you who have not heard of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) or PE (Pulmonary Embolism) should take a few minutes to read about them because the information could save your life! I left it way too long to get my chest x-rayed because I was convinced that all I had was a nasty chest virus. It wasn't until my leg gave up on me that I realised what was going on. I hadn't even thought to mention the sore leg to my GP until it went swollen and changed colour!
GlasgowGaryH
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Take it easy and it's good to see you back on the forum
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potsy
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I'd be up for a CC forum walk Colin once you are well enough, obviously there would have to be coffee and cake involved
Keep us posted on your progress, won't be the same without any of your forum rides for the forseeable
Keep us posted on your progress, won't be the same without any of your forum rides for the forseeable
Smurfy
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Time to grow a beard to avoid shaving cuts?
Wishing you a speedy recovery, and hopefully the next scan will show no clots.
After that, I'll start doing some short walks along the Rochdale canal towpath to gradually build up my legs again.
Be careful of them dastard bucks on the third bridge east of Todmorden. Seriously, they are evil. And please read my previous post on this thread and let me know if this is of any use to your good self.
Cubist
Still wavin'
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ColinJust to clarify, folks ...
After that, I'll start doing some short walks along the Rochdale canal towpath to gradually build up my legs again. My muscles have already started to atrophy, and it is going to be a while before I can start to build them back up.
I will start some gentle hill walking. It would be nice to have some company when I can manage a decent walk. Perhaps I will organise a CC forum walk or two then!
As soon as you're up to it give us a shout.... reckon a walk along the towpath will beat riding it anyway. Not sure we ought to walk towards Tod though. Som e strange folk over that way.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I think they are actually gastard beese, and yes, I have encountered them before!
Thanks, yes - when I have the lungs and legs for a good walk!
Actually, I know a lot of splendid circular local walks. Some of my favourite ones return through Heptonstall and there is a nice cafe there.
A good longer gentle walk is to catch the number 900 (?) bus up to Blackstone Edge and walk back along part of the Pennine Way past Stoodley Pike and then gradually descend to Hebden Bridge. It's about 9 miles with nearly all of the ascent done on the bus.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I think I'll do the towpath walks solo! I'll only be doing them to build my strength up and I can think of much nicer alternatives in company.
Anyway, it certainly seems like a forum walk might be popular! TBH - I'd toyed with the idea of suggesting one even before I got ill, but never got round to it!
Only catch is, if the docs are right and it is 8 weeks before I'm starting to recover, we would be getting towards November and the weather might let us down.
Well, it is something for me to look forward to. We'll do it when I'm ready, whenever that happens to be!
