> I have blood clots throughout the veins in my leg. It's a rare case. I can't walk, sit, or do anything because of it.
Today, I was shifted from the ICU to the general ward. They will keep me under observation for a few more days.
I underwent an IVC filter placement with transcatheter thrombolysis.
First, the doctors inserted a mesh-like filter through my neck so that the blood clots wouldn't travel upward, as that could cause a heart attack or brain damage. Then, they gave two large injections behind my knee through which the medicines were administered.
One medicine was used to break down the blood clots, and the other was used to dissolve them. Normally, after 24 hours, patients show improvement, but in my case there wasn't much change. So they continued the medicine for another day, but there was still only very slight improvement. They kept the treatment going for one more day, and again there was only a little improvement.
After that, the doctors tried another procedure. They found that one of my veins was compressed, so they opened it and removed some of the blood clots. Then they continued the same clot-dissolving medicine until 8 a.m. today. At noon, they removed the tube from my leg and then the one from my neck. After that, I had to remain completely still for six hours, so I stayed in the ICU. Around 7 p.m., I was moved to the ward. They had given me a sleeping injection, so I fell asleep.
