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
Today i woke and just couldnt be bothered with going in to work - so i decided that was a good sign - i must be back to normal right? - so i dragged myself out of bed and did the usual run about - making beds, packed lunches, quick tidy up, make up on and dropped my wee girl off at school before going in to work - i climbed the 3 flights of stairs today on the way in (much easier - although i was still done in) and then when i finished work i walked down the stairs again - its lovely and sunny here today so had a wee cup of tea out in the garden when i got home and then walked to school for my wee girl - the sunshine makes me feel more energetic im sure of it! Feeling good today - so far i havent experienced the lack of energy i normally notice between 12noon and 1pm. Its been over a month now since my last dose of warfarin, ive not used my heat pad for a few weeks. things are going well. Next hospital appointment is 23rd may to see a hematologist to find out if i have any clotting disorders. That might throw me a bit if i have - dont want to have to start taking warfarin again so im keeping my fingers crossed.