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.
Bicycle ...
Just managed to do a 55 mile, 1,500 m ascent ride (deserves an exclamation mark)! Longest, hilly ride for 3 years. Yup, my legs feel like wood, heart is racing & a few pangs, strength was only 1/2 there, DVT leg looks like a motorway map, but I don't care.
Apart from feeling very pleased with myself, why the post? Well I had massive bilateral in Nov 2012 and a recurrence (PEs/DVT) in July 2013 and really until Feb 2014, I was struggling. This was coupled with the fact that I'd been ill for ~15 months before the diagnosis (perversely, I was pleased to get diagnosed with PEs, rather than anxious, because it finally explained why I'd been feeling so bad). Was inducted into the lifer club after the recurrence, and this probably set back any recovery another 6 months or so. However, last couple of months have, for some reason, been better. Not perfect, but better. Still get bad fatigue some days, chest pains, being monitored for PH, and some chronic autoimmune condition which crept up on me. But this afternoon, I really don't care and off to have a hot bath, a cold beer later & a rhubarb (home grown) crumble.
See what the legs are like for the commute in the morning, but probably won't be taking the hilly route back for a couple of days :-)
Just managed to do a 55 mile, 1,500 m ascent ride (deserves an exclamation mark)! Longest, hilly ride for 3 years. Yup, my legs feel like wood, heart is racing & a few pangs, strength was only 1/2 there, DVT leg looks like a motorway map, but I don't care.
Apart from feeling very pleased with myself, why the post? Well I had massive bilateral in Nov 2012 and a recurrence (PEs/DVT) in July 2013 and really until Feb 2014, I was struggling. This was coupled with the fact that I'd been ill for ~15 months before the diagnosis (perversely, I was pleased to get diagnosed with PEs, rather than anxious, because it finally explained why I'd been feeling so bad). Was inducted into the lifer club after the recurrence, and this probably set back any recovery another 6 months or so. However, last couple of months have, for some reason, been better. Not perfect, but better. Still get bad fatigue some days, chest pains, being monitored for PH, and some chronic autoimmune condition which crept up on me. But this afternoon, I really don't care and off to have a hot bath, a cold beer later & a rhubarb (home grown) crumble.
See what the legs are like for the commute in the morning, but probably won't be taking the hilly route back for a couple of days :-)
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Look at what my best friend did with my picture!
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We all have 24 hours in a day. How we spend these hours is important. Watching a little bit of a video about how sitting affects us made me aware of how much sitting and laying down I do. Gonna have to work on that.Your turn. Tell me another truth.
Also, don't expect too much too soon with your recovery / exercise. You're chomping at the bit to get going which is good, but just listen to your body and take it slowly. You're unlikely to do yourself too much physical damage if you push it, but the fatigue might take a while to get over.
I think the thing that helps me when I get down about what I can not do is to think what I CAN do today that I couldn't do last week or 2 weeks ago. I remember the first day I could finally bend over and tie my shoes without feeling like I was going to pass out was a red letter day.
So congrats rosie! I hope to hike my favorite trails in Glacier park this summer. That is my goal!