This can kind of be hard, because it could be something or it could be nothing. Since we're on anticoagulants, sometimes a dry cough can cause a little bit of blood to come up since there might be tiny blood vessels that burst as you cough - this will usually cause a little bit of bright red blood. I sometimes had this happen, it was kind of isolated incidents like what I'm understanding your description to be. If, though, you coughed up a large amount of blood that's probably a different thing and you should see your doctor. Or if the blood looked dark then that would indicate it coming from deeper in your lungs, like from an infection more like pneumonia. And we can be a little more susceptible to pneumonia after having PE.

So, my GUESS would be if it was just a little and you're not continuing to have it, it's probably not something to worry about, but always follow your own instincts, and if it's enough that you're feeling quite concerned, then at least give a call to the doctor or go to the ER and get checked out. One good thing about going to the ER post-PE is they tend to treat us with a little more compassion and understanding when we have these types of issues come up.

Hope you feel better!
Sarah

Thanks so much for your comments! What you said made sense and, because I only was coughing bright red blood the one time this morning, I'm a little less concerned about it now. Thanks so much for the insight!

Course, yeah, if it starts happening more frequently, I'll definitely give my doc a call.

Thanks again!