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Blood clots and pulmonary embolism gradual and small?
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Blood clots and pulmonary embolism gradual and small?
by gottaprayandbestrong, Oct 24, 2006 12:00AM
Hello. I have had several attacks of shorntess of breath over the last 8 months that last a couple of hours, and sometimes days, (mixed with palpiations, tight chest, cant take a deep breath) and have had ekg, chest x-ray, oximeter, pulmonary function test (which was below average since was having shortness of breath and tight chest, but dr. said it was non conclusive of asthma and prescribed me inhalers to try)i am due for a chest CT in a week.
after researching the internet about my symptoms, i found out about pulmonary embolism and blood clotting. i do remember last month and a half ago that there were 2 days where my left thigh had a slight ache for 2 days. A couple of days after that, i would notice it again for a bit if i was sitting with my legs crossed (so i uncross them and it goes away). I then checked my leg the other day and noticed that the vein behind my knee sticks out. i do remember seeing it once early january like this when i was wearing shorts, but it seems to have gotten longer (it now squiggles above and below the 4" length of the vein)so now i am freaked out and have called to set up an urgent care appt. my questions are:
could it be possible that all these months i have had tiny blood clots and multiple pulmonary embolisms build up? even now i feel i have to breath manually and i cant take a full breath when trying. and have experienced a lot of palpitations yesterday and this morning.
when i go to urgent car should i ask for a doppler? would that rule out clots currently in my leg?
would clots show up on my chest CT?
thanks
after researching the internet about my symptoms, i found out about pulmonary embolism and blood clotting. i do remember last month and a half ago that there were 2 days where my left thigh had a slight ache for 2 days. A couple of days after that, i would notice it again for a bit if i was sitting with my legs crossed (so i uncross them and it goes away). I then checked my leg the other day and noticed that the vein behind my knee sticks out. i do remember seeing it once early january like this when i was wearing shorts, but it seems to have gotten longer (it now squiggles above and below the 4" length of the vein)so now i am freaked out and have called to set up an urgent care appt. my questions are:
could it be possible that all these months i have had tiny blood clots and multiple pulmonary embolisms build up? even now i feel i have to breath manually and i cant take a full breath when trying. and have experienced a lot of palpitations yesterday and this morning.
when i go to urgent car should i ask for a doppler? would that rule out clots currently in my leg?
would clots show up on my chest CT?
thanks
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Nov 03, 2006 12:00AM
, Nov 03, 2006 12:00AM
Your symptoms are typical with recurrent blood clots but could be due to some other problem. If the urgent care doctor believes there is something wrong with your leg a doppler study would most likely be recommended. If there are clots, they would be found by the doppler. Clots could also show up on a specific type of chest CT called a spiral CT.
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1. Check my legs(s) to make sure there is no swelling;
2. check the pulse at the top of my foot;
3. make sure the skin is not "hot" to the touch - this would indicate that something is going on;
4. that there is no rash appearing on the skin.
What you are feeling right now ( I would be) is anxiety over this. . .not that I blame you, but I seriuosly doubt that you are having a dvt/P.e.
Health Anxiety is a powerful enemy to us. My P.E. happened after about 10 days of a low grade (99.5ish) fever.
Hope this helps - good luck!
John