Q: Pulmonary Embolisms Not From Legs
asked by:
Islander2c
on January 10th, 2007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
I am a 43 year old female who on dec. 11
was diagnosed with multiple pulmonary
embolisms. I had a ultra sound test done
on my legs and everything showed up
normal. I had no swollen areas on my
legs, no injuries, don't smoke, not on
birth control, no family history of blood
clots, no long trips...Nothing. I am
concerned as to why I developed these
clots and can't find anything on the
internet. Almost all of the people with
pulmonary embolisms got them from their
legs. I am on warfarin now and for the
next 5 months and then my doctor said I
will come off it and that will be it. I
am worried that I will develop more after
I stop taking the warfarin. If anyone has
had multiple embolisms and can share their
experiences here that would be great! I
am living with such anxiety now because of
the unknown and hope to hear of others who
have had mutlitple clots that didn't start
from the legs and that got answers as to
why they developed them.
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