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Chest sensations post PE

gk222
gk222
Ever since my PE's (6 months ago) I've had different chest sensations. None are painful, and usually are of short duration. Some feel like a light pressure to my chest, some feel like a very light electrical shock inside my chest. My Dr. thinks there are a result of enzymes breaking down the clots and being reabsorbed. They are fewer and fewer as i heal. They can happen when I start to exercise, during exercise or just sitting watching TV. Since they haven't killed me, I'm not worried about them. Just curious.
rmb
rmb
I think any kind of chest discomfort or sensation is pretty normal after diagnosis. The exact reason why, I don't know but your doc could be on to something.

The first few months after diagnosis, I'd get what I can only describe as this feeling like a lightening bolt was going through my sternum. It was just be for a second but it was super intense. Scare the hell out of me. It eventually stopped. But I was just saying on another thread that I'm 7 years out from my PEs and I still get occasional weird chest pains out of the blue. I have had enough false alarms under my belt to know it's likely nothing so I tend to just brush them off now Like you said, they haven't killed me so I'm probably ok.
TossNTurn
TossNTurn
I had some of that, as well, although not much. For me, I had more pain and twinging along my spine and breastbone, as opposed to deep in my chest. Seems pretty normal for most of us.

I'm 5.5 years out from my clots now, and they definitely decreased the further into recovery I got.
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