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Mine's not that bad. No noticeable swelling - except after I started the jabs and then bashed my shin into the bike and my leg puffed up!
No hot leg or anything. In fact, I could have just pulled a muscle for all I knew before getting the ultrasound. Riding, drinking, eating the same, just stabbing myself and have to see a GP next week. Still have massive bruise where the second jab went in - that doesn't look right but none of the others have done it so maybe I hit a vein?
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For Dicki, Got out of bed and had a what felt like a cramp that wouldn't go away all day (1) (I was travelling). When I went to bed that evening woke up about 2am with a slight fever and feeling nauseus (thought I'd eaten something bad). Next day (2) my leg was swollen and I thought it may be a reaction to an insect bite. However anti-histamines didn't touch it, so once I'd travelled back, went to the doctors the next day (3). He wasn't sure what it was so prescribed anti-biotics, but also took the precaution of giving me a fragmin injection, and booked an ultra-sound at the local hospital. Next day (4) I had DVT confirmed, so straight back to docs for the fragmin jabs. Leg hot, hard and swollen through all 96 hours, and for a week after, where they told me to shuffle around but not travel. When sitting/lying to keep the leg cool and elevated, and to wear compression stocking/sock as often as I could.