I wrote post about it. The I'm angry one. :P I had blood clots in my legs. Because nothing was done about it at the time I have something called Post-thrombotic syndrome. It means that in my left leg valves in my veins are damaged and don't stop blood from flowing the wrong direction.
Only time will tell how bad it will be.
Argh, I hope you get out of it without a biggie :), haven't seen the post but I'll check it.