Two Weeks or 24 Hours??

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Earlier I had my post-op ultrasound on my leg, to make sure that the vein is still closed and that I haven't started developing a DVT. There was a different set of nurses and ultrasound technicians working at the vein specialist's office today, since I guess their staff rotates between a few locations. They didn't ultrasound the entire leg, which I thought they would to check for any signs of a DVT, but the nurse said that if I had a blood clot I would be in excruciating pain and my entire leg would be swollen and red and they wouldn't be able to squeeze it when doing their ultrasound. Anyway, they said everything looked good. So I hope they know what they're talking about. I do have my doubts that that particular nurse knows what she's talking about, since she told me that I only had to walk every half hour for the first 24 hours. Everyone else had told me it was two weeks, and the paperwork I was given months ago also said to walk every half hour for two weeks. But she made me feel foolish and acted like it was common knowledge that you only had to do that for the first day. When I pointed out I had been told otherwise, she tried to cover her tail by claiming everyone has an "individual recovery plan," and told me to call their other location to double check with someone who could bring up my file and verify what my instructions were. So I called the other office and I was correct; I am to get up every half hour and move around for two weeks (three weeks once they do the other leg next week.) It is two weeks for everyone, not just me. I am a bit miffed that that nurse gave me false information and also got my hopes up that I was through the worst of it. I hope that whoever I spoke to at least calls up our local office and reprimands that nurse for spreading misinformation regarding recovery to patients, as 24 hours and two weeks is a huge difference. Now imagine if I hadn't bothered to verify my instructions and just went home and went back to being my lazy self! That could have interfered with my recovery or caused me to develop a blood clot. I hate it when people act like know-it-alls when they really don't know what they're talking about!