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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"If youre young and fit, blood clots probably arent on your radar with good reason, since common risk factors include obesity, heart disease and a sedentary lifestyle.
But researchers are now realizing that if youre really fit a dedicated runner or cyclist, for example your risk of blood clots and their potentially serious complications might be higher than expected."
"So does this mean that athletes are ticking time bombs? Its difficult to know, because no one has done a study to compare prevalence in athletes compared to non-athletes, Hull says.
Still, my personal experience of several other athletes leads me to believe that we are underestimating the problem quite simply because we do not have data, she adds."
"If youre young and fit, blood clots probably arent on your radar with good reason, since common risk factors include obesity, heart disease and a sedentary lifestyle.
But researchers are now realizing that if youre really fit a dedicated runner or cyclist, for example your risk of blood clots and their potentially serious complications might be higher than expected."
"So does this mean that athletes are ticking time bombs? Its difficult to know, because no one has done a study to compare prevalence in athletes compared to non-athletes, Hull says.
Still, my personal experience of several other athletes leads me to believe that we are underestimating the problem quite simply because we do not have data, she adds."
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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.
I completely disagree. Physical strength is not the only sort of strength, and it's stupid to think that just because person is strong physically they must be the strongest in other ways. Some of the physically weakest people I've ever known have been the strongest in character and determination, often because of the things with which they are struggling. Endurance is not exclusive to runners and other athletes. While I'd choose not to have had this experience of PE and resulting heart problems if I had a choice, I will not deny that it has made me stronger and better in ways that I couldn't have imagined before PE. So yes, it can make you stronger if you're not so arrogant as to believe you were perfect before it and allow yourself to learn from the experience.
In the end, blood clots are an equal opportunity offender. They can strike an athlete or someone who's overweight and sedentary. They can strike average people with no risks, as we've seen on this forum and the DVT forum. They can strike young and old, male or female. No one ever thinks they're going to get a blood clot- that's not exclusive to athletes.