I had unpredictable chest pain for months in the beginning of my recovery. It gave me anxiety at first, but I learned that it was just part of the process for me.

@8gBLA, thanks for sharing and I hope all is better now. I guess I'm just very scared of everything and don't know anyone else personally that experienced any of this. It helps knowing I'm not alone. Thank you.

I haven't experienced those symptoms, but it sounds to me like you should contact your doctor, just to be sure. Good luck!

You are welcome. I even went weeks without any pain, and then it would return for a day or two. I'm a year into recovery, so I'm doing much better now. Occasionally, I'll cough hard and feel kind of like an aftershock in my chest (like a little bit of pain), but otherwise, I'm doing pretty well.

I'm a few years out, & once in a while I'll still get an odd pain or tingling, that reminds me of when I clotted. I think it's just that while you can fully recover (I did), the body is never quite exactly the same as it was before the clotting, almost like a scar, but on the inside.

Hi, I'm six weeks (and a bit) since I got PE in both lungs and got into hospital. Mine was from a blood clot in my calf following a knee injury. I also had a pneumonia and collapsed lungs (bottom). I had also been occasionally coughing blood for few weeks.
My recovery has been pretty good though. I'm still injecting 100mg of Clexane (heparin), but yesterday I had a Doppler scan of my leg and the clots are gone. I also had V/Q scan of my lungds, but don't know the results yet. From what my doctor said, I will not be taking any tablet blood thinners, but he will stop heparin when my lung clots resolve. Then I will have additional tests to see whether I'm in danger of clotting, which seems quite unlikely since my PE was following DVT caused by an injury.
Since last week, I am also back at work full time (computer job). I don't have any symptoms (pain in my lungs, coughing, SOB) except for extreme tiredness. Really extreme! I sleep for 10-12 hours and I still wake up tired and find it difficult to last the whole day at work :-(. Started rehab for my knee and elbow (it was also badly injured) which is quite painful and taking its toll on my overall state.
Wish you all quick recovery!

I am about 10 months out and still get chest pain. It gets less and less as time goes on, but it's still there. Scary, and I wish it would go away, but I try to not let it get to me.

Its been a month since my PE and I still have pain in my right side where they say the clot is. I haven't had chest pain but I had in the beginning shortness of breath. I thank God it is gone. I was diagnose with APS so I will have to be on blood thinners for the rest of my life (not happy).

@Thankful2balive please call your doctor and let them know how you are feeling. If they don't do anything go to the ER. Its not good that you are still having chest pain and on the left side. That pain can be coming from your heart. So please go get checked. I am not a doctor but I wouldn't wait. I wish you all the best and I will be praying for you.

I wish you all a fast recovery and may God bless you all.

I'm 8 months out and still get random pains on my left side and occasionally I'll have trouble breathing.

I still have chest pain a year later.

The pain mite be there for a couple of months but definitely will get better over time. Most probably at a 6 months benchmark timeline, it should be all fine for you. so take it slowly at your own pace and you will get over it soon..
My DVT and PE was 9 months ago because of a surgery, my chest feels fine now though the leg has issues because of knee surgery and the DVT. So things do improve over time. Its faster for some and slower for others but definitely they get better.