04-08-2015, 05:32 PM
Hi all, I know I don't post as much on here as maybe I should, but my NBE journey has just reached an abrupt halt and I thought I'd better tell you why.
I started taking PM about eight months ago and have since topped it up with reishi mushroom and white peony.
I had a few ocular migraines when I started but they soon stopped, I began budding and all was fine. I've had a tiny bit of growth, though nothing to write home about.
Anyway, about a week ago, I started suffering with pain in my left calf. I put it down to a simple calf strain - I do a fair amount of cycling.
But, over the weekend, the pain got worse and worse and my calf and ankle swelled up like a balloon.
On Sunday, I decided to go to the walk-in centre and get it checked out. This led to a trip to A&E (ER to you Americans) and then another appointment at the hospital's medical assessment unit the following day.
The doctors were saying I had all the signs of DVT - but they couldn't understand why (I'm fit and active, early 40s, no family history, etc).
Anyway, an ultrasound scan followed and this confirmed I had (have) a blood clot in my thigh. Yeah, above the knee - not great.
And so I begin a six-month course of injections and pills to blast the clot and to thin my blood. I must also wear a surgical stocking for two years.
I had a chest X-ray, which was clear, thank heavens. DVT can lead to pulmonary embolism, which basically kills you.
And I have to see a haemotologist to have a series of blood tests to find out the cause.
But I reckon I already know the cause. A quick Google of "deep vein thrombosis" and "estrogen" throws up a whole world of information linking the two. Don't take my word for it - do it.
So, yeah, my NBE journey is over permanently. I just wondered if anyone else here had suffered DVT - and I really wanted to say be very, VERY careful what you wish for.
I thought going down the herbal route would be safe as houses, compared to taking synthetics - but it appears not. I have a long time before this is all out of my system and, even then, I'm at greater risk of it happening again. It could have killed me. Please, PLEASE be careful.
I started taking PM about eight months ago and have since topped it up with reishi mushroom and white peony.
I had a few ocular migraines when I started but they soon stopped, I began budding and all was fine. I've had a tiny bit of growth, though nothing to write home about.
Anyway, about a week ago, I started suffering with pain in my left calf. I put it down to a simple calf strain - I do a fair amount of cycling.
But, over the weekend, the pain got worse and worse and my calf and ankle swelled up like a balloon.
On Sunday, I decided to go to the walk-in centre and get it checked out. This led to a trip to A&E (ER to you Americans) and then another appointment at the hospital's medical assessment unit the following day.
The doctors were saying I had all the signs of DVT - but they couldn't understand why (I'm fit and active, early 40s, no family history, etc).
Anyway, an ultrasound scan followed and this confirmed I had (have) a blood clot in my thigh. Yeah, above the knee - not great.
And so I begin a six-month course of injections and pills to blast the clot and to thin my blood. I must also wear a surgical stocking for two years.
I had a chest X-ray, which was clear, thank heavens. DVT can lead to pulmonary embolism, which basically kills you.
And I have to see a haemotologist to have a series of blood tests to find out the cause.
But I reckon I already know the cause. A quick Google of "deep vein thrombosis" and "estrogen" throws up a whole world of information linking the two. Don't take my word for it - do it.
So, yeah, my NBE journey is over permanently. I just wondered if anyone else here had suffered DVT - and I really wanted to say be very, VERY careful what you wish for.
I thought going down the herbal route would be safe as houses, compared to taking synthetics - but it appears not. I have a long time before this is all out of my system and, even then, I'm at greater risk of it happening again. It could have killed me. Please, PLEASE be careful.