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.
So on Monday my pro-time was low, 1.7 and I was having some back pain but shrugged it off. I started having chest pain Monday night in waves and it continued through today. The chest pain was on my right side and I am also having sharp pains in my upper back on that side. This morning when I woke up I still had the chest pain and after getting in the shower my pulse skyrocketed (like 120) and I couldn't get it to come down. My pulse racing and not coming down was one of the symptoms I had going into the ER the first time where I ended up with extensive bilateral embolisms including a huge saddle embolis so when it happened again I got worried and went to the ER.
After running some tests and doing chest x-ray, chest CT and pulmonary angiogram they apparently get my scan back and it's completely clear. It has been 3.5 months since my PEs were found and it completely boggles my mind that i could be all clear that quickly. Obviously that was amazing news to hear.
However, the chest pain hasn't gone away and my doctor's best guess right now is muscolo-skeletal. What I don't get is that it came out of nowhere, I've had it for 4 days and it's coming in sharp shots, not when I'm moving in any particular way. Does anyone have any experience with pain after their clots are gone and where it might be coming from? I wondered if blood flow returning to areas where it had been restricted from the clots could cause it but my doc said it wouldn't. I'm certainly happy to have the all clear but this nagging chest pain is not my idea of fun.
Ideas? Sorry for the novel :)
After running some tests and doing chest x-ray, chest CT and pulmonary angiogram they apparently get my scan back and it's completely clear. It has been 3.5 months since my PEs were found and it completely boggles my mind that i could be all clear that quickly. Obviously that was amazing news to hear.
However, the chest pain hasn't gone away and my doctor's best guess right now is muscolo-skeletal. What I don't get is that it came out of nowhere, I've had it for 4 days and it's coming in sharp shots, not when I'm moving in any particular way. Does anyone have any experience with pain after their clots are gone and where it might be coming from? I wondered if blood flow returning to areas where it had been restricted from the clots could cause it but my doc said it wouldn't. I'm certainly happy to have the all clear but this nagging chest pain is not my idea of fun.
Ideas? Sorry for the novel :)
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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.
My cardiologist compared PEs to getting cut with a knife. Even after the knife is gone, you still have a lot of healing to do. The PEs might be gone, but your body is still recovering from decreased oxygen flow, from working hard to get blood past the clots, and from damage to your lungs that might still be healing.
I've had pain like this come on when I've been pushing it too hard, especially when the weather is cold or humid. If you can take it easy for a few days, it might subside and it sounds like they've cleared you for everything that could be serious, so that might be your best bet.