I'm feeling a lot better and will probably be released in the next 24 hours, once my clotting factor index gets higher, it's at 1.3 after 4 days of Heparin and Coumadin (Warfarin) and needs to stabilize between 2 and 2.5, once it gets there even paper cuts or bruises will require a trip to the ER. I'll wear a medical alert bracelet. 1 of the drugs, Lovenox, I have to self inject, arggh, thunk, Saul's passed out, the other, Coumadin is a tablet, yeah.

Other damage, heart, lungs, brain/mind. Evidence of a heart attack that appears to have been weeks or even years ago. Lungs, I lost a lot of my lung capacity and have a lot of dead tissue that should grow back. 10 feet on crutches or 20 feet in a wheelchair leaves me winded and panting with a racing heart for minutes. For someone who had the highest max VO2 ever tested at the lab where I trained when I was racing, this is as much a pysychological blow as a physical one, but I'll be back ;~)
Brain/mind, everything seems fine, but a game of Scrabble requires a nap or two midway as I find it incredibly  fatigueing to think that hard, I'll keep pushing there as well. While the weakness in my body is new to me and a bit saddening and scary, I'm elated to be alive (Monday, I had serious doubts), to see another sunrise, another sunset, to climb another mountain, to paddle to another beach campsite, to catch another fish, to lead another group ride or paddle, to cook another dinner for my friends, to be scared by a bear or a bison,to see everyones smiles, to share laughter, love and hugs (and in 6 months to share another beer, risky before that, due to drug interaction), life is still with me, so are my friends, so it's great.

I am now in a room with WiFi so I'll be able to log into my work email.

Here's the questions I had for hospital Doctor (Dr Gowri) assigned to me:

Q~ Will we dissolve the clots in my leg before I'm released?
A~ no, your body will absorb them over the next few months
Saul's thoughts ~ I have three major veins in my lower leg, clotted from end to end, isn't this risky as more clots break off, the technology exists to remove/dissolve the,clots, ultrasonically or mechanically,  I will probably go to a Dr that specializes in that after I'm released.

When will it be reasonably safe for me to fly to San Diego?
2~3,weeks, not days as I thought I'd heard in the ER.


To Korea?
Months, Dr doesn't think they can do my weekly required blood testing there, but if the trip is under a week long or if they can do the blood tests, then in 2~3 weeks may be possible. Basically she's punting to the blood Dr.

Q~ After my leg heels up and I am using it so blood doesn't pool up, How long do you think I'll be on Coumadin?
A~ 3 to 6 months.
Q~ Any precautions I should take when I ride my bicycle to work once the bone heals if I'm on Coumadin?
A~ Don't crash
Q~ What about surgery on my labrium(shoulder) ?
A~ 3 months

So that's where I'm at. thank you everyone for visiting, thank you Coleen for pushing me to find out what was wrong on Monday when I was blowing off the symptoms and for holding my hand nonstop the first 48 hours when I was scared about dying, for your emotional  support and love and for driving 5 hours each day to keep me sane, thank you Corina for driving me to the ER and for bring my stuff from the house, thank you Mom and Dalia for helping the nurses move stuff between rooms. thank you Sue, Scott, Carly, Ara, Mark and all the others at Hamilton Sundstrand for the flowers, cards, magazines, phone calls and help navigating the insurance, thank you Rebecca for the visit, the magazines and the dumbells so I don't get too soft ;~),thank you Geoff and Roseanna for visiting each day, thank you Lidia for the visit, the food, the conversation (even after I greeted you in Russian, rather than Polish, by mistake), thank you Viktor, Angela and Bob for being a good brother and family and visiting each night, thank you Pam and Nicole for calling everyone to a party in my room last night and for buying the pizza, thank you Dan for your visit and conversation, thank you Regina for your visit, your conversation and chocolate for bribing nurses with, thank you Judy and Randy for your entertainment (and the "it's a boy" balloon, thank you Jimmy for keeping my family engaged in scuba stories. Thank you Emily and Jil for the visit, the home baked goods, Thank you Martin for discussing kayak trips, training and blood clot treatment equipment. Thank you Sandra for helping me understand how the treatment is supposed to work, so I could ask better questions of my Dr.

Thank all of you for being such good people.

Saul

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