Pulmonary Embolism Support Group

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 and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.

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mj568 02/20/2012

Hi. I'm new! I have been reading for a while. I had multiple PE in November 2011. I also had multiple PE in 2008 during pregnancy. I had thought that the pregnancy contributed to the first PE and if not pregnant then I would not get another. November last year after a few weeks of being breathless and trouble sleeping I went to see the doctor. I was admitted to hospital that afternoon (for 10 days). It was a bit of a shock. Now I am on warfarin for life. Its been reassuring to know that I'm not the only one out there.

cave76 02/20/2012

mj568----a rather 'strange' welcome to you! Sorry you're here--- but it's a place for information and friends with people 'who know'.

I'm a lifer too and not pleased about it------ but it's necessary.

TossNTurn 02/20/2012

Welcome on board! Glad you are here to join us!

I'm also a lifer after three clotting events. The most recent was in January of 2010, so I'm more than two years out now. This is a great forum and I'm really glad you found us!

Dchild 02/20/2012

Welcome and thanks for sharing your experience. I'm 16 weeks pregnant and was diagnosed with multiple clots in my lungs at 10 weeks. It's a bit scary that your clots came back since I've also been told it's most likely because of the pregnancy. How did the birth go? Did you have a CT scan while you were pregnant? Was everything ok with your baby?

deleted_user 02/20/2012

Hi and welcome :-) x

lifeat27 02/21/2012

You are in the right place! :) Wishing you health and happiness!

mj568 02/21/2012

Dchild - Hi. Yes I did have a CT scan whilst pregnant. Also had one for another pregnancy too. I had a C section for the birth. went off clexane the day before and then back on it for a further 3 months after the birth. My baby was fine and is still doing well. She was smallish but I was on oxygen for most of the pregnancy.
I had assumed, as had my doctor, that the PE was because of pregnancy, but apparently not. I am a clotter and now on warfarin for life.

Dchild 02/21/2012

Thanks so much for sharing your story. I'm glad everything worked out with your pregnancy. It must have been such a shock when the clots came back. Welcome to the group.

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