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- I'ts Blood Clot Awareness month and I find myself wanting to make sure people know symptoms and understand the importance of paying attention to those symptoms. And then I find myself with symptoms this morning that might be a pinched nerve, but it...
- When I first experienced hot flashes earlier this year they only lasted for 2 weeks and then they went away. About 4 months later they came back and lasted about 3 weeks and went away again. Then a couple of months later they came back again and...
- I know World Thrombosis Day is coming up so I'm re-energized to try to spread awareness. I asked my doctor's office today if they would be willing to put up posters or include pamphlets in their examine rooms. They want me to bring in some samples...
- I saw some people sharing information on strokes today on Facebook. This made me start thinking about awareness of strokes versus PE. I decided to compare the number of deaths per year for each, and this is where I got a little confused.From DVT /...
- I hit the 2 year mark today since I was admitted to the hospital with my PE. It's amazing that time has passed and my life is essentially normal. It didn't feel like it would ever be normal after the first 6 months. Even after 1 year I was still...
- I just fractured my sacrum (tailbone area) and I'm in quite a bit of pain, so my mobility is decreased. Has anyone taken any clot prevention measures (like warfarin or lovenox) for a similar injury?Here is more information on my situation:It's...
- Hi! I'm new to this group, and I'm finding the topics very informative. I'm curious how everyone's symptoms / experiences started.I'm just about to turn 45 and I feel like I didn't have much of a transition into this part of my life. I was fine...
- Today is the first day that I have really felt like I might have another clot in my leg, so I'm going to have it checked out this morning. My first clot was diagnosed with my PE, so I'm not sure what to expect if it turns out I do have a clot.I'm...
- I'm curious if anyone has had any trouble post-PE qualifying for Life or Long Term Disability insurance. I'm looking to beef up some of my coverage and I was just curious if anyone has any experiences to share on the topic.Thanks!
- The following link is to a letter I wrote to my orthapaedic surgeons office to share my DVT/PE experience with them and to see if I can spark some interest in improving their practices around blood clot education and risk assessment.I'm sharing this...
- My sister is the third person in my family requiring knee surgery in just over a year. I was the first, and mine resulted in my DVT/PE that landed me on these boards. My family has listened carefully as I have shared articles with them to help...
- I've been having chest pains off and on for 3 weeks now. My guess is that they are related to jogging and/or anxiety. My PE was 11 months ago. The last time I had pain in my lungs was back in November.I'm traveling quite a bit for work, and...
- I bought the UP band by Jawbone this weekend. If you aren't familiar with it, it is a band you wear on your wrist that syncs with your android or iphone to track your sleep and movement during the day. I mention it here because I found one of the...
- I watched the CDC Grand Round webinar on Tuesday that RetiredNavy had posted. I found it very interesting and thought provoking. I still find myself wondering if something more could have been done to prevent my DVT/PE after my surgery.The one...
- Yesterday someone had posted a new thread in here. I started to reply this morning and then never finished. Now the thread is gone. I saw someone else mentioned the replies were missing from some other posts, so I thought I'd post something about...