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,
I would like to ask about pulmonary infarction resulted from pulmonary embolism. I have been told that my infarction is not very big. In addition, I don't have breathing shortness, dizziness, cough, fever etc.
I will really appreciate it if you can tell me:
1. Is there a specific life expectancy for a person with lung infarction?
2. Is there any complications I am expected to face in the short or long term?
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You can have aches and pains and shortness of breath during recovery, whether you had an infarction or not.
May I ask why u think infarction doesn't affect life expectancy?
Why don’t I think an infarction affects life expectancy? Because from what I’ve researched, the conclusion is generally a small pulmonary infarction has no real long-lasting consequences, as long at the underlying cause is adequately addressed. Since your PE was the cause and that was addressed and treated, your infarction should not adversely affect you long term.
If you are really concerned, and it sounds like you are, check in with your doctor to get a medical opinion.
Doctors here told me the same, but I wanted to to take another opinion.
Thank you.
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