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.
How likely is it for a clot to form in the lower arm? What I thought was an overused and overworked arm has become a concern after two weeks. I do have lymphedema, which is arm swelling due to node removal. However there is no sign of cellulitis. My INR is typically stable (2.6 to 2.8). Although has gone down to 2.2 (most likely due to diet) and then 1.9 (most likely due to a possible missed pill). My last check up was last week and we tweaked the dose for the one day to cover the missed pill. I go back in a month.
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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'd stay if your INR is in range and stable (1.9 isn't very low) chances are it's not a clot anyway, whether it's likely to form in the lower arm or not. But if it's really concerning and you're not seeing any improvement, you may want to get it checked out although since you're on warfarin not sure what they'd do for you if it was a clot.