Post clot anxiety
Hey everyone! Looking for a little bit of advice here re post clot anxiety. When I was 17 I had DVT in my left leg and PE, they said it was fron the pill I was taking at the time and havent had it or a clot done thankfully. I did the whole compression stocking thing and blood thinners (not using anymore) and I was told I may end up getting post thrombotic syndrome. They were spot on, my left leg is still larger than my right and I have a lot of issues with it.
Anyways, I have crippling anxiety from the symptoms associated with the clots, and now whenever I feel a cramp in my leg, or feel it is running a bit hot or even when I have a simple cough, I go into overdrive panicking about it and checking repeatedly.
My questions are:
- what have you found helps with soothing anxiety related to this if you experience it?
- And have you found anything that helps calm or manage symptoms of post thrombotic syndrome? (Re leg aching, swelling, numbness,etc).