Geoff was doing very well. He was up and around a lot, not taking much pain medication and feeling pretty good. The only weird thing to happen was his left knee was very sore yesterday. He called someone from FWO and asked about it and he said to watch for swelling in the calf and foot. Well, today there was swelling in the calf and foot and his leg was pretty hot below his knee.
He called Dr. Urban and described his symptoms. Dr. Urban suggested he go to the local ER. They did an ultrasound and found that he has a blood clot behind his left knee, which is his artificial knee. The doctor told him they could treat it at home or in the hospital. The treatment can cause some bleeding. He decided since it is behind his artificial knee, he would stay in the hospital.
He had a blood test in the ER and a shot of lovenox and a pill of Coumadin. He is on bedrest and will continue with the blood tests and blood thinners. I don't know how long he will be in the hospital for this. I guess it depends on when the blood clot is gone.
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