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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Anybody else??

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I hate to admit this, but I smoked for 1 week, last week, due to what felt like unbearable stress...Before my bilateral PE in august, i ran 3 miles every day, was a health food junkie, and would smoke a cigarette maybe 2 times a year during the rare late night out...I usually don't even take asprin or the likes, because i'm so into health food. Ever since the PE i just feel so~not healthy..I was having excruciating migrane headaches after the PE, and was prescribed vicodin, which i will not take anymore. I'm starting to run again and get my diet back on track. I am a cop and handle all types of situations, but for some reason this PE has been messing with my head. Does anybody else feel the same way??
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh yeah, I feel the same way! You think your this healthy person, how could anything happen to you then...PE comes knocking on your door! The thing is, is you look healthy and seem healthy to others but you know you have this little invader in you that could have very easily taken your life. - didn't mean to sound dramatic there, sorry - but it is true.
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hey there, i can empathise with you i'm afraid :( bad head aches and weird emotional mood swings. some days im like "wow im so lucky and loads of good has come from this" then others im like "grrrrrrr worse thing ever etc blah" and feel sorry for myself. have been reaching for the cigs myself lately too. and yeah i get real bad head aches too - the other day the wholle left side of my face went numb it was thar bad!

you've just gotta focus on the good stuff i guess, and eventually with time thhe good days will begin to outweigh the bad. dont go through it alone tho, if u ever need to chat or scream or get things off your chest (no pun intended!!) dont hesitate to msg me.

take care x
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am suffering from fear too. As time goes by it lessens if this helps anyone. I have my pity parties of "why me!" on occasion. But what can we do? What can I do? The answer is nothing. It happened. Fortunately I don't have the migraines I am reading about. What about seeing a pschologist? Are you on blood thinners? I am on Coumadin (Warfarin), 7 mg. for the rest of my life. Have you had a PT/INR test recently? My doctor says mine has to stay between 2.0-3.0 and monthly re-checks of the level.
deleted_user
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I think that your feeling that way is normal. I was healthy as could be before my PE is August. I am feeling very angry lately. I too took good care of myself and can't understand why? I was taken to the ER after passing out at my wedding reception, I missed the entire thing. I have days were I know I'm lucky to be alive (I presented no other symptoms and it took 3 days in the hospital for them to realize what it was)and I have days were I am so full of anger that it happened to me, on that day I worked so hard for. I think the reality of the situation is hitting me now, 3 months later. Honestly, I think your numb at first and it takes awhile to set in. I am feeling the emotional aspect now, and it's difficult. I think it will take tme and it's okay to feel scared, confused, angry, etc.
MSM24
MSM24
yeah i have been. Its good to know others who have been through the same thing feel the same way! I worry sooo much because I dont seem to be getting better as far as shortness of breath. I worry about permanant lung damage.
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