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.

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Nuvaring and blood clots. Anyone???

nurseamy93
nurseamy93

Hello all,


Two weeks ago I was diagnosised by my doctor to have a blood clot and and immediately sent to ER.  After a CTA confirmed, I had an ultrasound to show it came from a DVT in my left leg.  I never had any leg pain but the symptoms of severe right lower chest pain, SOB, feeling like I had the flu and fatigue with anxiety alerted me something was very wrong.  At the beginning of December I started the nuvaring from my OB with the advice of my neurologist for my chronic migraines.  I'm 43 years old, non-smoker and had tried MANY preventatives for my chronic migraines.  I was leary of it since I am that person that gets all the adverse reactions (I am allerigc to Botox we tried for migraines-hives, difficulty swallowing and breathing with wheezing), but decided to try and see.  No more ring for me!!!


My question is anyone else a vicitim of HRT or contraceptives?  Also I am a RN that works part time.  I am off work for now and my director is AWESOME.  But any nurses that have had PEs and how long were you off work?


I am very thankful for finding this support group website, and reading your posts reassures me it will take time to recover. 

rmb
rmb
There have been many woman her over the years in this group whose clots were attributed to hormones, birth control, etc. Hormone changes during pregnancy are part of the reason risks for clots increases as well. Plus once you're in your 40s and taking hormones, I think that risk increases.

Not sure if any nurses are here, but just generally, I think going back to work and when really is an individual thing. I can tell you there is a tremendous amount of fatigue when you go back so if you can go back starting on a limited schedule, try that.
nurseamy93
nurseamy93
rmb thx for the reply. I am very encouraged and happy to see people on here just like me!!!
rmb
rmb
You're in good company and certainly not alone. My clots were several years ago, so if I can offer anything, it's that recovery is not a straight line and sometimes takes longer than you think, but honestly, it does get better and you will feel yourself again at some point. Just hang in there and keep plugging along.
89BLA
89BLA
I just found this group and am grateful to find it! I was diagnosed with bilateral PEs in September. I was an active 26-year-old, non-smoker, using Nuvaring. I was not found to have any clotting disorders. Nuvaring was pretty much my only contributing factor. I have found some support groups on Facebook and some research/survey sites as well regarding hormonal birth control and DVT/PE. I also reported my diagnosis to the FDA and to Merck.

I'm a teacher, so I'm on my feet a lot. I went to the hospital on a Wednesday and stayed overnight. I returned to work the following Monday but was exhausted.
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