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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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Costochondritis

smj2
smj2

Took a trip to the ER today after experiencing a lot of severe pain and anxiety.  Since I've been off Coumadin for two weeks, I didn't want to take any chances. My PCP had previously suggested my ongoing pain was from costochondritis and now again today, the ER doctor said the same thing since my d-dimer came back negative and chest X-ray was clear.


Anyone have any coping mechanisms for dealing with the pain. I took ibuprofen (yay for being able to take it again), but it's not really cutting it today. I also have two little ones that want to be carried sometimes and it seems to really set it off. And wearing a bra really irritates it too

rmb
rmb
Six months or so after my PE I was diagnosed with costochondritis. It hurt to put any pressure on my chest, to sit up, to bend over. It took a few months to completely clear up.. I just took tylenol which didn't do much. Heat helped me. Might want to experiment with heat and cold, to see if either or both help.
smj2
smj2
Thanks rmb.. I've been taking Advil when I feel pain and it seems to be helping. It's really a vicious cycle though.. I feel pain, get anxious, feel more pain, then have shortness of breath and then my mind goes off! As long as I nip the pain in the butt right away, I seem to be ok!
smj2
smj2
Well it's not getting better, so I went to my doctor today to get checked out. She has me on a short term muscle relaxer/800 mg ibuprofen schedule to see if that helps. Mixed in with some physiotherapy. She also suggested heat. Fingers crossed this helps!
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