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.
I do home monitoring for INR. Home monitor or doctors office my INR stays in range with only a few slight digressions.
The day before yesterday I tested 1 .6 (range 2-3) !!!! I retested and got 1.7.
I called Alere (my home monitor brand) yesterday and they walked me through it. 1.8.
My doctor's office called me and talked about why it might have gone low. I 'may' have been enjoying the greens in the Chinese stir frys that I cook a lot--- that's the only change in my lifestyle.
So, cut back on greens. (Easy to do.) The nurse didn't change my meds (yet) and we'll W & W to see how diet change works.
Now, finally---- my question. I've been feeling excessively tired the last 2 days. I always feel fatigued, but this is 'excessive'. I wondered yesterday evening if a person can die from fatigue. Yeah sorta silly I know.
I feel dizzy, but not vertiginous.
Not 'coming down' with anything -----no symptoms of cold etc.
Has anyone else had this happen 'simply' because of a lowered INR?
The day before yesterday I tested 1 .6 (range 2-3) !!!! I retested and got 1.7.
I called Alere (my home monitor brand) yesterday and they walked me through it. 1.8.
My doctor's office called me and talked about why it might have gone low. I 'may' have been enjoying the greens in the Chinese stir frys that I cook a lot--- that's the only change in my lifestyle.
So, cut back on greens. (Easy to do.) The nurse didn't change my meds (yet) and we'll W & W to see how diet change works.
Now, finally---- my question. I've been feeling excessively tired the last 2 days. I always feel fatigued, but this is 'excessive'. I wondered yesterday evening if a person can die from fatigue. Yeah sorta silly I know.
I feel dizzy, but not vertiginous.
Not 'coming down' with anything -----no symptoms of cold etc.
Has anyone else had this happen 'simply' because of a lowered INR?
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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.
I agree ---- the test is always the best decider of whether INR is high or low----- but I know that the people 'in the trenches' know a lot. And of course, everyone reacts differently.
About the 'greens'---- Yeah, I've almost decided to go with more C. so I can eat a little more greens.
Also, I had bouts of the extreme exhaustion up until a year out. Just meant I was pushing things a little too hard and my body was waving the white flag.
Also, I feel horrid when I get too dehydrated, which happens a lot with me because I have really bad night sweats (hello, hormone hell!). If I drink like a fish, I always wind up feeling better.
Hang in there!
I like having differing opinions---- it helps me a lot.
In fact, I can't even guess what my INR is based on how much or little I appear to bleed or to bruise. I just had an INR and bleed through the band-aid. Thought for sure my INR was going to be on the high side. Nope, 2.5.