Has anyone here become physically better after PE? Like started running when never ran before, improved health compared to before overall, or achieved some physical goal that they didn’t achieve before?
Has anyone else never had a panic attack in their life until after their PE or other clotting near death experience? I just experienced my first and whenever I closed my eyes I could only see where I was in the hospital for so long… the pain felt so real and like I was just transported right back to those days again.
Does anyone else here have a hard time trusting medical professionals now since a major mistake or lack of proper care with PE?
I’m 26F, usually very active—skiing or other sports like springboard diving, hour long brisk walks, and lifting every day. About a month and a half ago I had a hip arthroscopy for my shredded labrum, FAI, bursa, etc.. About 8 days post op I had the absolute most excruciating and terrifying (near death) experience of my life with multiple bilateral PEs, large infarction, atelectasis, pleural effusion, and scariest: major heart strain—RV/LV ratio of 1.4, flipped T waves, extremely hypotensive and resting HR of about 150 in the hospital. This was my condition for many days into weeks.
After many days of Eliquis and recovery, my HR started to slowly go down, but the progress was obviously there. For about a month now, I’ve been sitting between 90-100 BPM and when I stand up or walk, it’s like my heart is flying out of my chest and I just really don’t feel good. I would guess it spikes to about 150 just walking slowly across the room, although I’m not sure. I also have increased amounts PVCs (by a lot, I used to have them here and there no big deal) noticeably since I’ve been discharged. *for reference, my HR is usually at around 50*
I‘m seeing my cardiologist in a week and a half and I’m planning on asking if I should take it easy or try to exercise to improve it.. it’s kind of a catch 22. Is this pretty normal? do you think this will probably return to normal with time? should I be working cardio to try and strengthen or just keep resting and allow time for recovery more?? Any other advice?
Hey everyone! I’m kind of new here, been reading a lot of stories on different threads trying to find some answers.
I’m 26F, usually very active—skiing or other sports like springboard diving, hour long brisk walks, and lifting every day. About a month and a half ago I had a hip arthroscopy for my shredded labrum, FAI, bursa, etc.. About 8 days post op I had the absolute most excruciating and terrifying (near death) experience of my life with multiple bilateral PEs, large infarction, atelectasis, pleural effusion, and scariest: major heart strain—RV/LV ratio of 1.4, flipped T waves, extremely hypotensive and resting HR of about 150 in the hospital. This was my condition for many days into weeks.
After many days of Eliquis and recovery, my HR started to slowly go down, but the progress was obviously there. For about a month now, I’ve been sitting between 90-100 BPM and when I stand up or walk, it’s like my heart is flying out of my chest and I just really don’t feel good. I would guess it spikes to about 150 just walking slowly across the room, although I’m not sure. I also have increased amounts PVCs (by a lot, I used to have them here and there no big deal) noticeably since I’ve been discharged. *for reference, my HR is usually at around 50*
What is your experience with elevated HR? How long did it last? Were you able to return to normal? Or close to normal? I‘m seeing my cardiologist in a week and a half and I’m planning on asking if I should take it easy or try to exercise to improve it.. it’s kind of a catch 22. I guess any of your input or personal experiences would be helpful to hear. Thanks a lot everyone!