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- The good news is that the clot that I had in August is gone!This was my 3rd PE.It was small and is gone after only 3 weeks.The bad news is that my symptoms have been getting worse.I have shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, rapid heart rate,...
- I had my 3rd PE while my INR on coumadin was 2.8, so I was deemed to have coumadin failure.I am now on Lovenox "for life."Are there any other long term Lovenox users out there?I would love to hear about your experiences...
- Who has a therapeutic range of 2.5- 3.5?or 2.5- 3.0?Since I had my third PE (clots in my lungs as I type). This time I was on coumadin, so my doc is talking about upping my target INR range.She wants to make my target INR 2.5-3.0.That seems like a...
- I've been away for a while because I have been feeling so great!But I think of you guys often.For those of you who don't know me, I'm a comadin lifer, after my second PE in Dec. 2008.I know that only a doc and a CT scan with contrast can really...
- hey y'all,i wanted to let you know what amazing results i am having with the BrainPort Balance Device. Is anyone else using one? I would love to connect with others!I have bilateral vestibular hypofunction (damage to both my inner ears) and have...
- I wanted all of you to know that I will fly to Toronto a week from today to get my very own BrainPort Balance Device.Very excited!
- I just *love* how we are supposed to stay in our teeny tiny seats on an airplane for the last hour of a flight now!I wonder what this policy will do to rates of DVT and PE?I posted info on my facebook page with instructions on ankle exercises for...
- Hey y'all,I haven't been around in a while but I think of you guys often.I'm approaching the one year anniversary of my (second) PE.Last year, I didn't put up my Christmas tree because I had my PE at the beginning of December.As Christmas approaches...
- Hey y'all,I haven't been around in a while but I think of you guys often.I'm approaching the one year anniversary of my (second) PE.Last year, I didn't put up my Christmas tree because I had my PE at the beginning of December.As Christmas approaches...
- Anyone looking for a Wii Fit on sale this time of year?I am thinking it might be my Christmas present!Let's share if we see any good deals out there!Maybe there will be some Black Friday sales...I think it will be both FUN and Vestibular Rehab!
- I was lucky enough to participate in a clinical trial of the BrainPort Balance Device.I can't explain how much it helped me. The dizziness was gone. I had much more energy. I had better cognitive abilities (e.g., I could remember the words that...
- Hi y'all,I am new to this group and wanted to introduce myself.I am not new to dizziness.I have been dizzy for 11 years.I did vestibular rehabilitation with an occupational therapist for 7 years.I got better but remained dizzy.My problems are...
- Hi there.I am sorta new around here, but I have been dizzy since I was 21 (now 38).I am participating in a clinical trial of the BrainPort Balance Device.It is designed for people with impaired inner ears.The idea is that it will teach our brains to...
- Here's my backgroud info:I've had two PEs and am on Coumadin. I never felt a DVT with either PE. I have a clotting disorder (prothrobin gene mutation).My INR was 2.4 when I checked it 4 days ago.Both times I clotted in the past, I was not on...
- I just found out that my sister is taking Yasmin.I had my first PE while on Yasmin.I also have a prothrombin gene mutation (aka Factor II).After a year of coumadin, I went off.I had a second PE in December.As a survior of two PEs, it scares me to...