My lower left leg has been showing pitting edema for a couple years. At my Whipple procedure pre-op consult, I asked my surgeon if that was a concern. I was sent ASAP for an ultrasound evaluation. The result was an old clot that runs from above my left knee to my ankle. Immediate prescription for Eliquis to start dissolving it. Recommendation for a compression stocking as the clot keeps all the vein valves open from my left knee to foot. The stocking does drive the fluid back up and it is a real pain to put on and must come off every morning before my shower. It is medically valuable, but time consuming.
I suspect the clot was generated as a side effect of contracting COVID-19 in Jan 2022 and Jan 2023. I had no problem prior to that time. I did not ever take the mRNA injection. Clotting was one of the possible consequences of COVID-19.