PE/Heart Pain!

 

If you are a regular reader, you will know about the Pulmonary Embolisms I had earlier this year.

Rather large, both sides, that blocked the blood supply to the lower half of my lungs.

Yep, don't do things by halves!

 

Today, I went for a check up with my consultant to see how I am doing & if warfarin is working?

All seemed to be good.

Had to have a walk test and see asthma nurse too but all standard as I've had chest infection & laryngitis.

The 6 min walk was to check my oxygen levels whilst walking and resting, then how quick it takes me to recover.

I was quite happy (well just despo to get out of the hospital really!)

Went back to see the consultant when she said "This isn't good!"

Me "You what?!"

Now, I didn't mean for it to come out like that (especially with resting bitch face!) I was not expecting those words to be coming out of her mouth.

 

I am shell shocked to say the least with these results:

My oxygen levels are meant to stay between 95% to 100%,

they plummeted to 80% during my walk test.

I only walked for 6 mins!!

That was at a standard pace for me too.

I felt ok though.

 

It appears as though my blood clots are still there.

Loitering and f**king with my life!

 

What happens now?

I am having an emergency CT scan on my heart and lungs tomorrow morning.

Thursday I am doing the walk test again.

If the clots show, I am being sent to another hospital,

being put with specialists who will decide if they are to operate to remove the clots or not.

 

So, I'm quite numb (poss shock) at the min.

 

Apparently I've had symptoms...

Blue lips (I hide with lippy),

Heavy, rapid breathing,

Stabbing pains in lungs,

'Stitches' in lungs,

Mucus...

Poss more.

 

I just haven't noticed as I have a high pain threshold thanks to IIH!

 

I realise I've only just come back to blogging; hold in there for me beauts!

Imma get this shit sorted and be back on the beauty side of things as well as all of this lot too!!

 

Kate

 

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