I started with a cough. Couple rounds of antibiotics. Then my leg started to hurt, and swelled up. An EKG at docs, he said go to hospital, we'll call and tell them you are coming.

I had multiple clots in both legs, and lungs.

They started me on heperin right away, IV. The cough was gone in a night. My leg went down a lot.

I stayed 3 days and had had enough. They sent me home with Lovenox, twice a day. A home health nurse came for about a week for the PT/INR. Then she only came a few times after that. I am now on coumadin for life. It took a few weeks to get me regulated. Now I go monthly for PT/INR draws. The dose may or may not change. Its different for everybody.

I will say I found that if I DIDN'T pinch up, and went in on an angle, the Lovenox didn't hurt as much, or bruise as badly.