u/Express_Complex8082

Chest collaterals

28F, 115Ibs, I take otc vitamin D. In 2022, at 24 weeks pregnant, I developed pneumonia. I went to the er with terrible lung pain/high fever. Couldn’t breath or move like normal because of the pain of my lungs being on fire. The ER dr thought I had a blood clot in my lung. My d-dimer was elevated but I was told that can happen during pregnancy. After a CT, the infection in my lungs was confirmed, but also in my report it said I have right axillary and chest wall venous collaterals likely due to stenosis of right subclavian/axillary vein. This was news to me. I’ve never had a clot. I’ve never had discoloration or swelling of my arm. I asked them what I need to do about this and they said nothing if you’ve never clotted. Basically explaining that these collaterals have allowed my blood to reroute and that it’s fine, til it’s not. I went home and completed my antibiotics for my infection and carried on with life. Had my baby successfully, my son started school. Life just kept rolling and the vein situation wasn’t a true priority for me. Still to this day, I’ve had no clot or anything unusual with my arm. Has anyone seen this without ever clotting? In my CT report it said “likely due to” so no confirmation. I scheduled with my local vascular institute for Monday. But now that I’ve been thinking of this, I swear I’m feeling chest pain on my right side.

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u/Express_Complex8082 — 1 day ago

No clot

28F, In 2022, at 20 weeks pregnant, I developed pneumonia. I went to the er with terrible lung pain/high fever. Couldn’t breath or move normally because of the pain of my lungs being on fire. The ER dr thought I had a blood clot in my lung. My d-dimer was elevated but I was told that can happen during pregnancy. After a CT, the infection in my lungs was confirmed, but also in my report it said I have extensive chest wall collaterals on the right side LIKELY due to stenosis of subclavian vein. This was news to me. I’ve never had a clot. I’ve never had discoloration or swelling of my arm. I asked them what I need to do about this and they said nothing if you’ve never clotted. Basically explaining that these collaterals have allowed my blood to reroute and that it’s fine, til it’s not. I went home and completed my antibiotics for my infection and carried on with life. Had my baby successfully, my son started school. Life just kept rolling and the vein situation wasn’t a true priority for me. Still to this day, I’ve had no clot or anything unusual with my arm. Something I do experience and have for over 10 years is excruciating pain at the base of my neck from behind. Where your neck ends and shoulder starts from the back. If this area is massaged, I feel pins and needles and numbness, but just in that spot. If im not on my feet much/inactive, it doesn’t usually bother me or is tolerable. I’m a stay at home mom but when I had a job, constant pain there. Anytime I have to be on my feet for really any amount of time, that spot flares. Even if im just walking around a store to get groceries. Has anyone experienced this? In my CT report it said likely due to stenosis of subclavian vein. No confirmation. I posted this photo to show where my pain is. When I look in the mirror at my chest, my collarbones are not even. My right side is different than my left but not by much. I’m just confused. I’ve decided I need to deal with this because I don’t handle the unknown well. I suffer with terrible anxiety. I scheduled with my local vascular institute for Monday. I’m curious if anyone has dealt with this? If so, what was your plan of action?

u/Express_Complex8082 — 1 day ago

28 F , 5’5 , 120 pound , no smoker. I take otc vitamin d and just recently stopped mirtazapine and buspirone for anxiety and depression. I went to the er with abdominal pain to the point I couldn’t eat without gagging. A constant feeling of fullness with no food and noises from the gut. No appetite whatsoever. This has lasted a week. I was given a bag of fluids and soon after rolled off to a ct with contrast,

<br/>FINDINGS: Lung bases are clear. Mild intrahepatic periportal low-density <br/>could reflect very mild edema.
The gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, <br/>kidneys, urinary bladder unremarkable. Retroflexed uterus. Trace pelvic free <br/>fluid presumed physiologic. Bowel unremarkable with normal appendix. No
<br/>adenopathy<br/><br/IMPRESSION: Nonspecific mild findings in the liver could reflect a mild <br/>hepatitis, correlate lab. Otherwise negative study

To add.. my bloodwork came back totally fine. Even my liver enzymes. All normal. Any ideas about periportal low-density? I was given a bag of fluids before my ct.

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u/Express_Complex8082 — 11 days ago
▲ 5 r/autoimmunehepatitis+2 crossposts

28 female, 5’5”, 120 pounds , non smoker, I take buspirone and mirtazapine for anxiety and depression. I’m slowly weaning off of those because I don’t like how they make me feel. My medical issues are anxiety and depression. For a week I have felt overly full without eating much at all. I’m doing my best to stay hydrated. I just have this fullness/gassy feeling in my gut to point that I have focus not to throw up after eating very little. No appetite. I visited er. They did bloodwork and an abdominal ct on me with contrast. I would like to add that all of my bloodwork came back normal, liver enzymes included. All normal. I guess what my question is what could reflect this? Here’s my report:

<br/>FINDINGS: Lung bases are clear. Mild intrahepatic periportal low-density <br/>could reflect very mild edema.
The gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, <br/>kidneys, urinary bladder unremarkable. Retroflexed uterus. Trace pelvic free <br/>fluid presumed physiologic. Bowel unremarkable with normal appendix. No
<br/>adenopathy<br/><br/IMPRESSION: Nonspecific mild findings in the liver could reflect a mild <br/>hepatitis, correlate lab. Otherwise negative study<br/><br/>

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u/Express_Complex8082 — 13 days ago