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.
I was diagnosed with a PE in late 2016, went on blood thinners until June of 2017 (with awful joint pain side effects), and since then I've still been in pain. The clots were gone by January of 2017, however one year later I have still not recovered. My sternum hurts bad, it hurts to the touch (right in the center of my sternum, chest) and my back hurts near my spine straight across from my sternum. My upper body generally aches, almost like it's spreading from those areas. Doctors are puzzled and aren't sure what to do. Has anybody else had complications long after their PE? Any idea what could be going on? I was a very healthy, active man until all of this happened, now I can't seem to get better. The pain is constant, never goes away, and is maddening.
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https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/costochondritis#1
I m not a huge fan of injections because 1. You will have to stop the blood thinner.
2. They create a havoc on your immune sustem, raise your blood pressure and blood sugar , affect your mood.
Before the injection, find out if they have holistic Physical therapist in your area.
One of the non-invasive methods holistic PTs use is electro-magnetic frequency.
You feel nothing during the treatment, by the device delivers waves in attempt to heal whatever is wrong by repolarizing the cell membranes.
There are clinical studies that show there is merit to this treatment .
I ve used it on a non-union of a fracture and it healed successfully in conjunction with other treatments.
Good luck and I hope you feel better
There are other things that can cause sternum pain like GI issues, pleurisy, hernia, etc. I would also make sure you are managing your stress.or any anxiety becaus I do think that can be part of the equation with pain sometimes.