How do you avoid becoming anaemic?
Normal meats are not as high in iron as liver, so I tend to have a decent diet, steak, beef, fish, chicken, plenty of veg and fruit, salad pasta etc.
When I first had a DVT 8 years ago, broccoli was a no no back then, they have relaxed that now, and is ok but in small doses.
The condition I have is Factor V (5) Leiden, which is hereditary, my father has it, and I have it, luckily for him, he has only had one DVT, so no longer on warfarin, unlike me
I carry a medical card everywhere I go, I got one from the hospital, but I re-vamped it, added 2 ICE numbers, my consultants name and number, medical number, address, condition, basically everything needed to know in case of emergency.
I know exactly how Colin feels, and what he is about to go through, the first 2-3 weeks are endless trips to hospital, ( I went every 2-3 days), having a deep vein scan, (if DVT is in his leg, then they will strap the leg, tight, inject a fluid in his foot so the xray will pick it up), injecting yourself (with Fragmin) for the first 2 weeks to boost your blood thinner faster than warfarin can, blood tests at hospital to check the thiness level, then possibly every week to hospital for the first few weeks while the regulate the blood level. Luckily for me, I had already had a DVT, so knew what the symptoms were, (calf muscle enlarges, goes a little sore, and goes hot to the touch), so straight to hospital, unlike the first time, just thought I had pulled a muscle and left it for 4 days.
At the moment I go every 4 weeks if I'm good, if I miss a day (which is easy to do) then possibly every 2 weeks. I used to see it as a hassle, but as time goes on, nothing I can do about it, it's an everyday thing, just have to get on with it.
