Yesterday I woke up with a pain in my left calf and headed to the emergency room.
What does this have to do with travel, you might ask. Back in 1999, after a run-of-the-mill road trip and plane flight, I was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis or DVT – essentially a blood clot. In Britain, it’s known as Long Haul syndrome.
None of the doctors could tell me why I got it, as I have no pre-existing conditions or family history. All I know is what felt like a muscle cramp…
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Posted on September 17, 2009 at 1:12pm — 1 Comment