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- I'm going into the hospital next week to start Sotalol. I've read that it can block potassium. Since that's critical to keeping a good heart rhythm, has anyone increased their potassium intake to make up for it?Thanks.
- I have been in afib for almost a week. We'd scheduled a cardioversion for me today, but did the TEE first, since I'd had to stop coumadin briefly last week for surgery.Well the TEE showed a blood clot in my heart. So no conversion.But what I'm...
- I was on vacation last week and had had a bad experience that led to going to an ER. I have atrial fibrillation off and on in addition to the PE found in March. I woke up with very rapid heartbeat (the afib) and shortness of breath. Since I had...
- I was diagnosed with my PE 3/19. In the months since it's been an up and down road. Went to doc this week and she confirmed what I thought - I'm breathing much better, doing much better. After all this time I finally got a look at my CT scan. She...
- I know that there are basically two options for the blood clot going away - that it either dissolves or becomes part of the artery wall. Does anyone know of studies that show which one happens more often? Or without CT scans, knowing which is which...
- I was only in the hospital for 2 days. When I got out I didn't feel like I needed oxygen except for walking outside the apartment (going to/from work essentially). But I've had ups and downs and basically I'm still on oxygen six weeks after the...
- How long has it taken folks for their PE clot/s to dissolve? (or become part of the artery wall?)
- Has anyone else had their afib triggered by lifting heavy things? I've had it happen when lifting something with my left arm, and with my right arm. It's the oddest thing and I can't figure out why.
- I was thinking today that I I hate having a pulmonary embolism, but am grateful for three things.1. That it was diagnosed. As much as I hate having one, better to know than not.2. That it isn't painful. I read so many posts from people whose PEs...
- Has anyone found that massage therapy has helped keep the blood clots at bay by livening up your leg muscles? I was thinking of setting up an appointment.
- For reasons it would take too long to go into, my ob/gyn has told me to take Provera for 30 days. She said blood clots shouldn't be a problem, but of course that IS a listed potential side effect, so I've asked her to reconsider this strategy. I...
- I've got a very bad knee (I walk with help of a cane) and a bad shoulder. Both are painful on good days, unbearable on bad. The only OTC pain med that could touch it was Advil. Now that I'm on Wafarin, that's out. Tylenol just doesn't do anything. I...
- I was in the hospital for 2 nights after the PE diagnosis. Then sent home with oxygen. I've got tanks that I can wheel around with me when I leave and a device in my apartment that turns air into oxygen.Question for the group - did others get sent...
- Wondering from folks. How did your first PE diagnosis come about? Mine was after severe shortness of breath - but they looked at so many things before got to tests that showed PE.Now that I'm dealing with it - coumadin (was on lovenox at first now...
- The 5gm wafarin pill produced by TARO has dyes in it that caused me to break out in hives over half my body. I contacted the manufacturer and got the names of the dyes, just info for other who may have had that problem:D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake...