Aches
I feel like I don't know my body anymore. Every little ache or twinge of pain causes me anxiety now. I used to avoid going to the doctor until it was almost an emergency even with my PE I didn't go until I was almost passing out. But now I notice things more especially in my calves and any discomfort I wonder if it is a new clot. I know it isn't impossible to clot on blood thinners and that just makes me even more anxious. I've always had calf tightness after exercise as far back as Jr. High. I also have varicose veins which bother me. I don't recall having pain in my calf until the night before I was put in ICU so I wonder will it be too late again by the time I have symptoms? I don't know what is normal for me anymore.
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I\'m so sorry ... I understand because I feel the same way. I wish there was a way to find reassurance without a trip to the er. All I can offfer is to say that you are not alone with that.
Thanks, ce. I guess I\'m just not in the best mood today. I have chest pains today it feels like someone is stabbing me in the chest with a knife. I try to ignore it but sometimes I\'m just not in the mood to deal with this.
Believe me, I get it. I hate that you feel terrible but honestly, it\'s understandable with the pain alone. Then factor in the almost dying, the fear of recurrence, life-altering changes and the fact that really, most people don\'t even know what a pe is. How could anyone ever be in the mood to deal with it?