Last week I was diagnosed with several pulmonary embolism after having shortness of breath and pressure in the middle of my chest. I was given a CT Scan at the emergency room. I've been on Lovenox injections and Coumadin since last Saturday. I was released from the hospital last Sunday and have been giving myself the Lovenox injections. I started on 10mg of Coumadin a day and after my first blood test it was changed to 15 mg. After my second blood test, PT, my Coumadin was lowered to 5 mg a day. I'm scheduled to have another blood test today. Does the lower dosage mean I'm closer to therapeutice level of Coumadin? Last night I started feeling "funny" in my chest. It wasn't pain, but it feels like my heart is beating harder after activity and sometimes without activity. My PEs are the result of surgery I had to repair a ruptured achilles tendon. I guess I didn't move around enough right after the surgery, but my directions were activity as tolerated, whatever that means. What are the chances of me having a reoccurence since I have a good idea what caused the PE in the first place? I'm bruised up pretty bad from the Lovenox shots. How long does it take for the bruising to go away and is there anything I can do to speed it along? Thanks for your help.