So here I sit with my left leg elevated on my chair's ottoman popping Xarelto and giving myself Lovenox injections. I have a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) in my left upper calf knee area. The clot by itself is not dangerous, but if it breaks off and moves, that would be bad. This is not my first rodeo with this problem. I have experience with two prior DVTs, 21 years ago. The first time it happened I didn't know what the problem was. I thought I had pulled a muscle in my calf. It wasn't until the clot moved and collapsed part of my lung that I realized something really bad was going on. Now, six days later, my leg feels 70% of normal, and I'm hoping to avoid the dreaded pulmonary embolism. I'll be on anticoagulants for life.
This brings up my question. Do any of you know how event sponsors look upon a driver taking anticoagulants? Do they disqualify you because of it, or are they just interested because of the potential medical problems in the event of a crash? I've seen the question asked on some event medical forms. The only person I'm putting at risk is myself, but maybe their insurance forbids it for some reason. To be honest, racing in an open track event while on anticoagulants makes me nervous. I could just take it easy, but I know myself and that won't happen.
Thanks,
Steve
This brings up my question. Do any of you know how event sponsors look upon a driver taking anticoagulants? Do they disqualify you because of it, or are they just interested because of the potential medical problems in the event of a crash? I've seen the question asked on some event medical forms. The only person I'm putting at risk is myself, but maybe their insurance forbids it for some reason. To be honest, racing in an open track event while on anticoagulants makes me nervous. I could just take it easy, but I know myself and that won't happen.
Thanks,
Steve
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