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.
Had active PEs and DVTs in May and started on injections then. Still doing it. I have an appointment with a hemotolgist but the earliest they could see me was in early December. My gyno onc is keeping me on the lovenox for the three months after surgery to make sure I'm ok. Then I want to have a full work up etc to see what the deal is. I'm hoping that now that the cancer is gone, the blood will go back to normal again.
BUT I wanted to know if anyone has been told not to fly. Right now my onc doesn't want me in a car for more than a 2 hour trip. (I'm 6 weeks out of a full hysterectomy, but he says this because of the clots. He didn't want me more than 2 hours from the hospital prior to the surgery) Certainly I know that if we're on any road trip, we're going to be stopping and walking around every 2 hours, turning a 9 hour trip into something much longer. We found a direct flight to our daughter's -- about 2 hours. Then there's a two hour drive from the airport to her house. Seems like it's broken up reasonably as far as "walking around" is concerned. And they do have hospitals in Ohio.... but is there any reason why I can't fly for a short flight?
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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.
I would discuss it with your doc. I mean, if you're on lovenox, you should be fine to fly since that should prevent clots. But your doc may other concerns.