Lynnedz56
Status: Just out of the hospital
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- I have gotten a sinus infection and it is really kicking my butt. I guess this is also normal for someone only 3 months out from her PE and just trying to go back to work. This is another major setback. All I want to do is sleep and don't know...
- I felt great the last 2 days and this morning woke up feeling crappy. More winded and tired. Guess I got all excited and did too much the last 2 days. I should know better. I guess I'm getting a little antsy, in 2 weeks I have to be 100% to...
- This week was the first week that my heart is starting NOT to race when I do anything. And I find myself being able to do a little more without being short of breath. I'm making small strides, which is great. I'm trying not to get too excited and...
- It's been 3 months and I am getting back to work. Still don't make a full week, but working on it. The doctors are concerned because when I do much of anything, my heart goes from 72 resting right to 118. Yesterday, For most of the day it was not...
- Sunday I worked my 8 hours, laid down immediately when I got home and then couldn't sleep. Monday...six hours and was so tired I came home and slept 3 hours and was back in bed at my usual time. Today only 5 hours and I slept again when I walked...
- Well, I"m still awake, which is a good sign. I have a sit down job, but I talk on the phone all day, which has caused problems in the past with shortness of breath or coughing spells. My biggest challenge is getting from the parking lot to my...
- I went to the pulmonologist today. I am going back to work on Sunday even though she still thinks it's too early. She said only 10 weeks out from diagnosis is nothing. She did say that people who are healthy before the PE can sometimes bounce...
- Does anyone have days where they are just nauseated, have gas, cramping and then it goes away? It seems to follow the day after I take a higher dose of my wafarin. And along with it, I just feel crappy. And then most likely tomorrow I will feel...
- I found out this week that my company offers a month unpaid sick leave for every year of service. So, the next two weeks will not affect my job. Which is a big relief. The only problem is not getting paid....but I will work it out. Seems when...
- The doctor told me the ONLY thing that will make me feel better is "time". There is no magic cure or neither can she tell me how long it will take to feel better. It is based on a number of things....and I have some of them against me.....severe...
- I did my 4 hours today and was back on the phones. I have an extremely stressful job where people basically cuss me out the entire day. Also, we have long lists of requirements and if you miss one, you get written up. 4 write-ups in a year and...
- I went back to work this week for 4 hours a day (recovering from pulmonary embolism) and it seems my blood sugars are doing better. I am still writing everything that goes in my mouth and trying to juggle carbs and low sodium. But I find if I am ...
- I have mixed feelings about going back. The first day went pretty well even though I'm only working 4 hours a day. The second day, I left after 2 hours and ended up back in the ER with chest pains. They said even if there were new clots, we are ...
- I made my four hours today. And now it's nap time. I was nervous going in. Could I even get to my desk. But I made it. Had to sit between getting in the front door and my desk. And had to sit on the way out before I could leave the building...
- Last night it hit me how very dangerous my heart racing is. And the reality of whether or not I can handle work on Monday set in. And today, I'm nervous and not doing as well. I sit here alone and wonder if I can handle this all. I've been so...