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.
I just posted this on the DVT page, but wanted all your opinions too!
My DVT was never diagnosed, by the time I had the ultrasound, the clot had already moved out of my leg, and 5 days later i had the PE. I had calf pain in my left calf and it hurt to walk until i'd stretch it out a bit then the pain would lessen. Within the last two days, i've had some calf tightness and pain in the same calf as the suspected DVT was in. I have an appt to have my INR checked on tuesday with my doc and as of last saturday, I was theraputic at 2.4. Should I be concerned. I know people say they have residual pain after their DVT is gone or whatever, but is the pain the same as what they first felt? Should I call my doc tomorrow morning, or just wait until tuesday....I'm freaking out slightly. I just posted asking people if they have every reclotted while theraputic, and I know it is rare, but possible...I don't know what to do?!?!?!?
My DVT was never diagnosed, by the time I had the ultrasound, the clot had already moved out of my leg, and 5 days later i had the PE. I had calf pain in my left calf and it hurt to walk until i'd stretch it out a bit then the pain would lessen. Within the last two days, i've had some calf tightness and pain in the same calf as the suspected DVT was in. I have an appt to have my INR checked on tuesday with my doc and as of last saturday, I was theraputic at 2.4. Should I be concerned. I know people say they have residual pain after their DVT is gone or whatever, but is the pain the same as what they first felt? Should I call my doc tomorrow morning, or just wait until tuesday....I'm freaking out slightly. I just posted asking people if they have every reclotted while theraputic, and I know it is rare, but possible...I don't know what to do?!?!?!?
rmb
FYI... a couple of us who've had DVTs responded to this on the DVT site.
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