What is Pulmonary Embolism

By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation an...

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My doctor said don't even think about sex for a month...well, I'm thinking about it now. It's been two weeks since clot, how long before "normal relations" can be resumed, and why the wait?
Posted on 11/02/09, 10:11 am
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Reply #11 - 11/04/09  11:59pm
" My doctor never said anything about sex to me. They think my PE is from DVT that is birth control related. I just got told no hormonal contraceptives, and since I don't trust condoms, and don't want an IUD, sex is out of the question for a long time. I hope my fiance can handle it. "
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Reply #12 - 11/05/09  3:11pm
" I did the deed and I didn't die! Hooray! We were very careful, not the most athletic time...but I was happy and so was dh.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I appreciate the feedback. "
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Reply #13 - 11/07/09  12:12pm
" OMG first it's the sex then they will be wanting to take our chocolate away, What's next? No way would I give up sex just because of a clot. If I'm going to die at least I'll die happy!!!!
Hugs
Ferr "
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Reply #14 - 11/07/09  2:59pm
" Hey Ferr take it easy on us, all this talk about chocolate denial is bound to make us hot and sweaty ;-0 "
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Reply #15 - 11/07/09  9:09pm
" LOL 4 things my doctor knows not to mess with.
1. My sex Lift
2. My Chocolate
3. My Coffee
4. My Hunting "

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