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.
Hi everyone,
I had a PE almost three years ago when I was ten weeks pregnant. I took Fragmin for the rest of the pregnancy and had a healthy boy. My husband and I wanted another child and we consulted three doctors -- my hematologist, my obstetrician and my family doctor and decided to try for another. Now I'm five weeks pregnant and started Fragmin again last week. I'm on a preventative dose, not therapeutic dose now. So far I'm feeling pretty good, not too anxious. I just wanted to share in case there are other women who've had pregnancies post PE. Being on Fragmin reassures me. There's very little chance I'd clot on Fragmin (though I kind of wonder if the dose I'm on is high enough?). I have a bit of chest pain tonight but I did a lot of walking today so it could be just from overdoing it. I also have morning sickness which really sucks!
I had a PE almost three years ago when I was ten weeks pregnant. I took Fragmin for the rest of the pregnancy and had a healthy boy. My husband and I wanted another child and we consulted three doctors -- my hematologist, my obstetrician and my family doctor and decided to try for another. Now I'm five weeks pregnant and started Fragmin again last week. I'm on a preventative dose, not therapeutic dose now. So far I'm feeling pretty good, not too anxious. I just wanted to share in case there are other women who've had pregnancies post PE. Being on Fragmin reassures me. There's very little chance I'd clot on Fragmin (though I kind of wonder if the dose I'm on is high enough?). I have a bit of chest pain tonight but I did a lot of walking today so it could be just from overdoing it. I also have morning sickness which really sucks!
Regarding your dose, you're at what's best. You don't need a therapeutic dose because you don't currently have clots. And remember that pregnancy naturally carries some bleeding risk, so should anything unexpected happen, you don't want to be too anticoagulated either. It's a delicate balance, but I think it's done enough to have a pretty high level of confidence in the process your doctors are doing. There are a lot of women who have had successful pregnancies doing the same thing you are.
Wish you all the best with it, and I hope the morning sickness won't last too long.
@HVeg I was worried about having another child after my PE but my doctors told me they didn't think it was a reason not to have another child. There are increased risks when you're on blood thinners during pregnancy but I'm actually on much smaller dose than my last pregnancy and I have good follow up from my hematologist and obstetrician. Let me know if you have any questions!