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.
im six months out and today 6pm came and went - i didnt take any warfarin and hope its the start of a new beginning for me! fingers crossed - i fully expect the nerves to kick in over the next few days and to feel every little niggle - and probably panic greatly and have a few trips to A&E over the coming weeks, months as i get used to the new me. (infact i will probably never travel further than a 10 mile radius from the local hospital - lol).
I havent been on here much for the last month and have just followed the post re hobbies - it was such a breath of fresh air!
The weather here has been amazing over the last week so ive been stretching myself a lot more and even walked the dog yesterday - thats a big plus for me - shes a big dog (bernese mountain dog) and i just havent had the energy to do this since october. Gradually i am getting better, more energetic - the sunshine helps - i am able to do a little more each week but still have days when i know i have done way too much and i suffer a bit - suffering now mainly consists of breathlessness (at the time ive done too much) and my heatpad on my back for a few hours usually eases the ache in my chest. I am still only working 3 days rather than 5 but plan to add in another day very soon - my dr is being great in supporting my slow phased return to work (although i think my boss is getting a bit fed up with me).
I will keep you all updated and be on here for support - cos i know you are all great when i need you! x
I havent been on here much for the last month and have just followed the post re hobbies - it was such a breath of fresh air!
The weather here has been amazing over the last week so ive been stretching myself a lot more and even walked the dog yesterday - thats a big plus for me - shes a big dog (bernese mountain dog) and i just havent had the energy to do this since october. Gradually i am getting better, more energetic - the sunshine helps - i am able to do a little more each week but still have days when i know i have done way too much and i suffer a bit - suffering now mainly consists of breathlessness (at the time ive done too much) and my heatpad on my back for a few hours usually eases the ache in my chest. I am still only working 3 days rather than 5 but plan to add in another day very soon - my dr is being great in supporting my slow phased return to work (although i think my boss is getting a bit fed up with me).
I will keep you all updated and be on here for support - cos i know you are all great when i need you! x
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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.
Take it easy, but don't be afraid to stretch your boundaries if you need to. You can do it!
This morning i felt kind of different - its kind of like the woozy spaced out feeling has gone - might just be my imagination but my memory has been appalling over the last few months - wouldnt it be good if that fog now lifted! My chest is kind of tight but thats normal nowadays and i have to retrain myself to try and resume normality. I must admit it feels liberating not to have to think about vitamin K intake and what time to take my warfarin ...... and i might even have a small glass of wine tonight! DAY 1 IS GOOD.
By the way - I love the dog on your profile - is that the one you talked about walking? So cute!!!
My Jack Russell terrier has missed many a walk since I had my PE. We've only started walking more regularly in the last month. (I am also recovering from a dislocated knee.)
I'm not due to come off it for at least another 3-5 months, and probably 9 (my doctor said 6-8 months at the minimum, possibly a year, and I'm almost at 3 months). I'm just wondering.
Warfarin takes a few days to completely exit the system