It sounds like a familiar story to me. The only symptom I had at diagnosis was severe SOB. I bounced back pretty well after only one night in the hospital and was soon almost back to a full schedule at work. After five weeks, I was feeling a little cocky that didn't have the pain or exhaustion that folks on here complain about.

One afternoon, I jogged across my workplace to get back to a customer. Maybe 100 feet or so. A couple hours later, my boss sent me home because he thought I looked like I was going to pass out. By the time I got home, I was so exhausted I was crying. I also suddenly had some pain along my breastbone and in my back. A couple days on the couch and I felt a lot better, but I did not expect that wallop, for sure! They even did a repeat CT and the clots were completely gone ... I had just been pushing too hard.

My doctor (nicely) slapped me on the wrist, cut back my hours at work, and told me to take it a little easier. I took another three months to get back up to a full workday and I was really glad I took it easy for a while.

Actually, I had the bouts of pain/SOB/exhaustion up until about 11 months out. They got less frequent and easier to come back from, but I could usually tell ... loud and clear, as you say ... that I had overdone it.

This sounds familiar to me too. It's that whole one step forward two steps back thing. I too went back to work about a week after getting out of the hospital, working from home for the first week and then back to the office the week after that. The exhaustion came out of no where. I'd get home and just sleep until the next morning. I wasn't prepared for that at all.

I've never been a napper and always feel weird after a nap. I don't find napping particularly refreshing in general, for me anyway, and didn't nap as a way to recoup during my recovery. I just went to bed really early when I felt exhausted.

I think it's good to try to do stuff and get back to normal activities as soon as possible. But you have to balance that with also resting, taking it easy, being mindful of your body etc. It's a tough balance. It's easy to talk yourself out of not doing stuff for fear of being too tired, which I don't think is good either. It's really just tuning in to when enough is enough. Hard to do if you tend to be a doer anyway.

Sounds familiar to me too! Ever since my PE's back at the end of Feb. my health has been like falling dominos. I have had more ultrasounds and blood work recently. I'm either on the roaad to a hysterectomy or an eblation. I'm on the road to anemia, can't eat, have acid reflux and have lost 18 lbs. In August I have my last CT scan. They found two very tiny spots on my left lung when I had my first scan so because of that they have to follow up. -_-

Right now I'm looking to salvage as much of my summer as possible. My goal is to go camping in August.

I get so long winded. I guess that's a good thing. ;) In any event case kslady43 give your body a chance and before you know it you'll be out their walking without any issues.

I wish you well!

Thanks everyone!

It doesn't look like I will get my morning walk in today. My chest is on the achy side this morning. We are to get rain today also so that might be part of the reason.

At least I did get the paperwork finished up and in the mail that I HAD to get done today. So that will take some pressure off of me.

I know it is still very early in the game and I shouldn't expect to be back to whatever the new normal is going to be yet. I had been down for the 8 weeks prior due to an abscess and was just finally getting back to normal when this hit. I just feel like I have been down forever and I don't like it one little bit!

I haven't been a super active person in the last few years due to age, weight, and health in general but not to be able to go and do what I want to do when I want to do it is still another story.

Glad to know this is all normal !

I did break down and go for a short walk today right after lunch.

I probably should have just stayed inside and rested but felt like I needed to make the attempt at least. I made it about 90 yards and turned around and came back. That was more then enough for me for the day.

Hubby comes walking up with granddaughter and tells me they have just walked around 2 whole blocks and that included a small hill! He is trying to walk some as he has multiple health issues...asthma, high blood pressure, overweight,etc. That is all good for him but it made me feel like crap. I couldn't walk to the end of the block today if I had to!! Maybe tomorrow will be a better day!

Hi KSLady,
My doc says its ok to feel "some" pain/discomfort during exercise but definitely stop if pain increases or severe. Bring it up to your doctor. It is good for your body and your recovery to keep moving. I do feel occasional discomfort during a run, but I listen closely to my body and will stop when needed. In the first month of exercise, I did need to take occasional afternoon naps especially after exercise. Now 2.5 months out from PE I don't need to nap :-) I'm not better yet as far as anxiety goes, but exercise helps and is keeping me off anxiety meds.
FG