Back to work...

Returned to work today after a month away due to clots etc... Was nice to see some familiar faces but a little weird returning to the same old same old... Not that I'm complaining, things getting back to normal is all part of recovery I believe.

Although somethings are not quite the same.

I'm still having a problem with the clot on my sternum. I went to get my INR done again today and when at the anti-coag clinic I popped in to see the senior anti-coag nurse. (Super person she is. Very helpful and very friendly.) I pointed out that there seems to be some clot clearing near the top, but at the same time it appears to be growing at the bottom. This doesn't seem to make sense since my INR has been above 2 for well over a week now. I mentioned it to my GP on Monday, she admitted it was a little bit past her medical knowledge on haematology. I appreciated her honesty. So, I have another appointment next Monday with the haematologist at the main hospital. It's the same guy I saw a few weeks ago. Last time we discussed it he suggested that it was probably a further development of the collateral veins to the sides of my ribs and kidney area. This I took as gospel at the time without considering that the collateral veins I already have are soft, this thing on my sternum is very hard and bobbly. When I wrote about it last I said it was about 5 inches long. Now the top three inches seem to have broken down and a further three inches have added to the bottom. It now sits just above my navel. aaarrrggghhhh. I hope to get a more detailed answer on Monday.

The other thing that was a little different today was my stamina. Prior to being off work I used to take my self for brisk 30 minute walk around the hospital I work at each lunch time. I did this again today. Phew did the leg ache.... I guess I need to take it a little easier tomorrow.

All in all I am feeling a lot better than I have for weeks. Baby will be here end of next month, some builders are coming to build a porch this month and the baby room will be sorted in the next couple of weeks too. Lets just hope this chest thing is not anything more serious. :-)