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:
It's been nine months since my clotting episode: two DVTs in my left leg and large PEs in each of my lungs. It turned out that I have Factor V Leiden I mutation. I was on Warfarin for about six months and was then taken off it in June. I felt worried about coming off the Warfarin but my Hematologist assured me that I should be ok, however, he did put me on aspirin (daily dose of 81mg). Well, so far so good. I haven't had too many lingering symptoms but once in a while I will have some pain or cramps in both legs and I automatically jump up and think, "oh boy, could this be a clot?" Anyway, if you're new to the board, understand that you will get better. Once the acute stage is over with, your body will improve and you'll be ok.
Indwen
It's been nine months since my clotting episode: two DVTs in my left leg and large PEs in each of my lungs. It turned out that I have Factor V Leiden I mutation. I was on Warfarin for about six months and was then taken off it in June. I felt worried about coming off the Warfarin but my Hematologist assured me that I should be ok, however, he did put me on aspirin (daily dose of 81mg). Well, so far so good. I haven't had too many lingering symptoms but once in a while I will have some pain or cramps in both legs and I automatically jump up and think, "oh boy, could this be a clot?" Anyway, if you're new to the board, understand that you will get better. Once the acute stage is over with, your body will improve and you'll be ok.
Indwen
rmb
Glad to hear you're doing so well!
rosiethecat
Thanks for coming back to let us know and hope you keep going. The "understand that you will get better" is a good place to start for most of us.
weather
Congrats!
JuliesLife
Thank you for sharing your progress. I've been struggling with negative thinking about this whole situation and it's nice to hear a positive story!
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