Blood clots in left lung

Hi, I'm not one with the info you're requesting, but just wanted to acknowledge your post and say I am sorry to hear of your condition. Hopefully others will join later with more info.
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I can not offer anything related, Dusanka, but would love to hear what the specialist figure out on this. Do check in with us, as you can. Sending you Big Hugs

Did they keep you inpatient? AR eyou home taking the meds? I was unsure. I also don' thave clot experience. I sure hope you feel better and I'm glad you went to the ER to get checked out...who knows what might have happened. It is sometimes hard to know when to GO.

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Mama Lama

So sorry this happened and you got such a scare. Thank heaven for decent healthcare here in North America...(at least for the most part).
Agree with others re: AIH. I would just add that AIH, like all autoimmune diseases/conditions have inflammation as a common denominator...of course, many, many other disease processes do as well.
The point being that inflammation is loosely tied to cardiovascular events such as a PE and as such is considered a risk factor under certain conditions.

I suspect your trip from Ontario to Vancouver may ultimately, be what tipped the scales against you.
Whether by air or car, a "roughly" 2000 mile trip is a major player in risk factors for a PE.
I hope they gave you a "laundry list of do's and don'ts as well as solid follow-up instructions.

When traveling there a several helpful tips, such as...do not sit for extended periods of time, particularly with your knees bent. Get up, move around the plane a bit or stop the car every couple of hours and take a short walk.
Here's a quick and dirty overview of pulmonary embolism from the Mayo Clinic.
The link should load on "prevention", but there's a column of subcategories on the left for more info.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-embolism/basics/prevention/con-20022849

I looked over your posts and I'm guessing you don't have a diagnosis of portal or pulmonary hypertension, but these, as well as other risk factors should be addressed by your doc.


Just my 2 cents. Best of luck.

Were you checked for Factor V Leiden? This puts people at a higher risk for blood clots. And can excellerate cirrhosis.

Your welcome. Factor V Leiden mutation is fairly rare and hereditary. BUT it is one of the most common causes of Blood Clots. I only discovered I had it recently while checking blood tests done 2 years ago after developing 4 DVTs following a foot surgery. And 2 weeks ago I got a blood clot from the IV needle that was used during an outpatient procedure. It was only in for about an hour and a week later I had a vein completely blocked. While researching Hep C and Factor V Leiden I discovered the other. So worth checking. At least the next time you have blood drawn. I have to have all my kids checked now. And my siblings should be checked. good luck!

Thank you MamaLama. I hope I can be of some help. It takes the focus off my problems when I am helping someone else. Factor V Leiden can be very dangerous if you don't know you have it. And, women who are on hormone based birth control are already at higher risk for blood clots. Add Factor V Leiden and it increases significantly. Add Hep C and now you are really in a danger zone. Women of child bearing age must use some type of birth control during and following treatment. But if they have FVL they should consider options other than hormone birth control.