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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Urlacher
Urlacher
I had intentions of going back to work soon.Today was a day of serious pain on my left side.I am really scared I am not due to have my INR checked till Monday.This feels like the same pain after being discharged from the hospital.I have not changed my diet or anything else and was really feeling alot better the last few days.Confused and scared some nights I am afraid to fall asleep.I still have to sleep sitting up when I lay down it really hurts on my chest and rib cage after about 5-10 minutes.Hoping Wednesday will be better.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Have you thought about going to the ER. When was the last time you had a chest CT. The reason I ask and I don't want to worry you but it sounds just like the pain I had right before I was diagnosed. Maybe you should call your doctor about having a CT to be sure. If not a CT maybe they can check your INR tomorrow instead of waiting until Monday. If anything than for some peace of mind. Do you have any pain medication to help with some relief? I understand though. I am scared every night to go to sleep. I am always worried that might not wake up. I was just recently diagnosed though and I'm new at all this. Im sorry I probably wasn't any help but I hope you feel better and can get some rest. Hugs to you!!
rmb
rmb
I agree that for peace of mind, you can ask to have your INR checked sooner. And call your doc about the pain.

PE recovery is a lot of two steps forward and one step back.

Keep us posted.
ShilosMommy
ShilosMommy
Hi,

I'm sorry you're in so much pain. This is a frustrating process, like Rachelle said, two steps forward, one step back.... It is probably a good idea at least to get your INR checked, but I can tell you that although my clots had almost completely resolved before leaving the hospital, I still had severe pain in my lungs. Another thing I'm going to mention to you since you mention pain in your ribcage, is that I was diagnosed with costochondritis (or Tietze syndrome), which was terribly painful, some days I would say that it hurt me even more than the initial PE did, and I was suffering from infarction and lung collapse when I was admitted. It was like a heavy weight and pain in the middle and to the left of my chest. My internist said that the costochondritis can come on as a result of the trauma your lungs have suffered. Here's a link if you'd like to read about it:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/costochondritis/DS00626

Anyway, as always it's best to check with your physician when your pain is severe, but this might be a reason you're having so much.

Hope you feel better soon.
Sarah
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