Demoralising Day

I've thought twice about posting this but it will give a little bit of insight into my mindset and hopefully help someone.

When I woke about 5 this morning I had a very sharp intense burning sensation at the base of my neck and left shoulder. I knew instantly I needed to call our health service number for an emergency room referral. I was perfection calm, no panic at all a knew it was a blood clot that I'm prone to but past advice has always been never to take any chances and to be checked. Calling in advance, at least means I'm fast tracked through avoiding delays queuing at triage. The ultra scan confirmed it was a clot in a superficial vein very close to the surface of my skin, a ventilation vein and there was virtually no risk of it breaking away, travelling to significant organs and therefore no substantial risk. I didn't take my morning anticoagulants so they could put me on a LDL Heparin drop, which is more effective in reducing Thrombosis so that my immune system can break down and reabsorb the clot.

This isn't a pity post, and far from my first rodeo even on anticoagulants. I'm fine, just finished my gym session albeit reduced to an inclined walk rather than run and some residual soreness.

I've posted more as an example of why I"m struggling feeling stuck and fearful of the future, incidenta like this are likely to be more common with reduced mobility as I age. I'm hoping that talking openly about it might help others and obviously I'd love to hear from anyone that is facing similar issues.