oh hey, I finally figured out where the chronic clotting is in my legs
ORIGINAL REPORT - 28 Jan 2008 3:34PM SMH US Extremity Veins Complete with color and spectral Doppler analysis: Bilateral lower extremity venous ultrasound compared to 08-15-07. Again visualized are changes of old chronic thrombosis in the right femoral and popliteal veins with narrow lumen and irregular venous wall thickening. The right common femoral vein is patent and negative for thrombus. The left common femoral, femoral, and popliteal veins are patent and negative for thrombus. No acute deep venous thrombosis is identified.
that’s from when I was at the hospital and being treated by mayo clinic. this makes me wonder though, why my left leg does have pain when touched, even if it’s not as bad as my right. since from this report at least, it seems there isn’t chronic dvt in my left leg.
also, I apparently had chronic PE as well? not sure if that’s still an issue, since I kinda refuse to subject myself to more CT scans unless absolutely necessary (since I’ve had enough radiation to glow just from lung scans).
ORIGINAL REPORT - 27 Jan 2008 10:49AM SMH Outside CT of the chest with IV contrast 1-26-08 demonstrates small linear non-occlusive filling defect in subsegmental branch of the superior segmental artery of the right pulmonary artery (image #135 of series #4), which is new since prior outside CT 12-21-07. New multiple small emboli in more distal pulmonary arterial branches in the right lower lobe (image #93 to 133 of series #4). Associated minimal right pleural effusion and wedge-shaped pulmonary infiltrates extending to the pleura, new since the prior outside CT, and worrisome for pulmonary infarct. Small linear non-occlusive filling defect in a branch of the right middle lobe pulmonary artery (image #131 of series #4) is unchanged. Linear filling defects in the distal right main pulmonary artery near its bifurcation are no longer present. Linear filling defects in the left lower lobe pulmonary artery woth poor opacification of the left lower lung segmental and subsegmental arteries are unchanged since 12-21-07, likely representing changes of chronic pulmonary embolism. Linear areas of fibrosis or atelectasis in the lower left lung are unchanged. Multiple embolization coils in both internal thoracic arteries, bronchial arteries, left intercostal and inferior phrenic arteries. Stable calcified granuloma in the right upper lobe. Multiple calcified right hilar lymph nodes. Elevation of the left hemidiaphragm.
