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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deleted_user
Anyone back into biking, inline skating, horseback riding? Running? If so, how is it going?
MSM24
MSM24
nope. Ive tried but I can't. It makes my chest hurt and dizzy and short of breath. my suggestion would be to try a little bit at a time but check with your doctor first.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm back to my stationary bike between 15-20 minutes and treadmill 10-20 minutes depending on my overall endurance. I try for 5 times a week and have managed a pretty constant 4 x week.

And really I only started out after the P.E. managing 3-7 minutes. I am still building up to 30-30 4 times a week. It takes time and ignoring that nasty fatigue that gets us down.
MSM24
MSM24
Is it good to ignore your bodies signs? Im kinda scared to ignore the pain and dizzyness and keep going. I dont want to hurt myself.
deleted_user
deleted_user
thanks you guys. we have snow now, so i think i'll end up snowshoeing, good fresh air. Have to be careful, cuz' i don't know why but friday morning when i got up i was really dizzy--wierd. But my inr was 1.97 !
deleted_user
deleted_user
Trying. I still get intense pain and shortness of breath, so I quit. I just started again last week. I made it for 2 5-minute sessions 2 days. It hurt the rest of the day, but it has been a long time since my PE, so I need to get crackin'. My only sadness is I will be on coumadin the rest of my life, so I am not allowed to ride my horses anymore due to the dangers. Good luck. For me, it is starting slow, finding something low impact that I like, and trying to keep going on the good days anyway.
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