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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Chest Cold

Daffnae
Daffnae
It's been 3 months since my PE, and I am about a week into a cold which is now all in my chest. I was a little surprised that all of my coughing wasn't making my lungs hurt. However, today, I'm feeling pain in my left lung.

I'm due for an INR check on Tuesday, and I think I'll ask to see the Nurse practitioner when I go in to see if I need to be treating my cough. I could go to urgent care this weekend, but considering I feel pretty good except for the coughing and slight pain in my lungs, I don't know if it's worth rushing the visit.

In the mean time, I'm curious if anyone has seen a change in their INR when fighting off a cold (not from antibiotics).
rmb
rmb
Yeah I think it's plausible that a virus or any change in your body can perhaps make your INR a little off but it may more that when you aren't feeling well, you tend to change your activity level, sleep more, eat differently etc. So who knows.

Hope you feel better.
lnycrts
lnycrts
Yes, when I was almost 3 months out from my PE I was ill with a sinus infection/cold and there was a change in my INR. There was also a change when I was put on antibiotics.
Daffnae
Daffnae
I thought I would follow-up if others are intersted in the future.

My cold on it's own had no impact on my INR. I generally stay between 2.8 and 3.2. My INR yesterday was 2.9.

Thanks!
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