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.
It was a post hospital type check up, to go over what I am doing, medications, O2 etc.
She mentioned something about bilateral, major trunk... (I know bi lateral means both sides)
geez, my brain is still fairly cloudy, I can't believe I don't remember what exactly she said. Hopefully you guys will be able to clear that up.
I was in the cardiac unit for 6 days, my doc said it was basically the ICU and that I was "this far" (holding her fingers about an inch apart) from being dead. She did say I was very tough and she still can't believe I was able to walk like that. She reassured me about my continued need for O2 and keep track of my INR etc.
I am getting better, but it is kind of slow. Glad you guys are here to reassure me slow is okay and normal when you have a massive PE.
Jo
She mentioned something about bilateral, major trunk... (I know bi lateral means both sides)
geez, my brain is still fairly cloudy, I can't believe I don't remember what exactly she said. Hopefully you guys will be able to clear that up.
I was in the cardiac unit for 6 days, my doc said it was basically the ICU and that I was "this far" (holding her fingers about an inch apart) from being dead. She did say I was very tough and she still can't believe I was able to walk like that. She reassured me about my continued need for O2 and keep track of my INR etc.
I am getting better, but it is kind of slow. Glad you guys are here to reassure me slow is okay and normal when you have a massive PE.
Jo
Best advice is don't ever hesitate to ask if you think something is wrong and listen to your body, trust your instincts, if it doesn't seem right, ask, get it checked... -p
Petvs has good advice: write down what you want to know from your doctor and write down what your doctor says. I've also had my doctor write down instructions/notes for me if I'm really not sure I'll remember what she said. If you're really worried about your memory, take a friend to your appointment with you to help you remember stuff and to get a different perspective. (Sometimes what my husband remembers about my appointments is much more helpful than what I remember!)
Hang in there and take it slow...if you think you're pushing it, you probably are! Easy is better at this point in the recovery!