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Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts) Thu Feb 27, 2025, 02:57 PM Feb 27

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Back from hospital! I missed you all.

My husband drove me to the ER Sunday afternoon with chest pain and difficulty breathing.

Diagnosis: multiple pulmonary embolisms and fluid in lungs.

Probably caused after a bad case of flu followed by intense fatigue that kept me in bed much more than normal.

They put me on intravenous heparin. That helped a lot. Today they switched me to an oral blood thinner and warned me to be careful about avoiding cuts and scratches.

Sitting at my desk enjoying a good cup of tea (for a change), dealing with emails, and catching up on the latest news.

Apparently he's not dead yet. Sigh.

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Back from hospital! I missed you all. (Original Post) Wicked Blue Feb 27 OP

Omg! So glad you are ok! SheltieLover Feb 27 #1

Thank you! Good to hear from you Wicked Blue Feb 27 #2

Yw! SheltieLover Feb 27 #3

I am glad you are back Wicked Blue. We missed you. debm55 Feb 27 #4

Thank you Deb. Wicked Blue Feb 27 #12

Welcome back! Good health to you and I'm glad you went to E.R. LoisB Feb 27 #5

Thanks, Lois Wicked Blue Feb 27 #13

Yes, indeed it could have. LoisB Feb 27 #23

I'm so glad you are okay! Welcome back! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Feb 27 #6

Thank you, LiberalLoner Wicked Blue Feb 27 #14

Excellent Faux pas Feb 27 #7

Thank you, Faux pas Wicked Blue Feb 27 #15

Happy you are better. Virtual hugs. Stay well. Srkdqltr Feb 27 #8

Thank you, Srkdqltr Wicked Blue Feb 27 #16

Sorry to hear about your experience, but happy to hear you're home and recovering!!! Fla Dem Feb 27 #9

Thanks, Fla Dem Wicked Blue Feb 27 #17

Hugs Duncanpup Feb 27 #10

Thanks, Duncanpup! Wicked Blue Feb 27 #18

Those can be deadly. Glad you took the ER plunge, WickedBlue 💚 Happy healing 💚 Clouds Passing Feb 27 #11

Thanks, Clouds Passing. Wicked Blue Feb 27 #19

One of my family almost died from PE. Take your thinners. Clouds Passing Feb 27 #20

Good to know, thanks! Wicked Blue Feb 28 #25

not yet,welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. AllaN01Bear Feb 27 #21

welcome back AllaN01Bear Feb 27 #22

Hope you'll be okay! Wicked Blue Feb 28 #28

Thank you, thank you, thank you, AllNo1Bear Wicked Blue Feb 28 #27

Welcome home!!! Rhiannon12866 Feb 28 #24

Thank you, Rhiannon. Feels great to be back. Wicked Blue Feb 28 #26

SheltieLover

(66,689 posts)

1. Omg! So glad you are ok!

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 02:59 PM

Feb 27

Sadly, Orrex's daily question remains unfulfilled.

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

2. Thank you! Good to hear from you

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 03:02 PM

Feb 27

SheltieLover

(66,689 posts)

3. Yw!

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 03:02 PM

Feb 27

Pls take good care of yourself!

debm55

(44,360 posts)

4. I am glad you are back Wicked Blue. We missed you.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 03:05 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

12. Thank you Deb.

Reply to debm55 (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:32 PM

Feb 27

I missed you too, since I didn't have my laptop. I love your posts.

LoisB

(10,173 posts)

5. Welcome back! Good health to you and I'm glad you went to E.R.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 03:10 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

13. Thanks, Lois

Reply to LoisB (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:33 PM

Feb 27

Glad I went too. My primary doctor said it could have been much worse if I hadn't.

LoisB

(10,173 posts)

23. Yes, indeed it could have.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #13)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 11:34 PM

Feb 27

LiberalLoner

(10,953 posts)

6. I'm so glad you are okay! Welcome back! 💙💙💙

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 03:17 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

14. Thank you, LiberalLoner

Reply to LiberalLoner (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:34 PM

Feb 27

It's great to be back among you

Faux pas

(15,631 posts)

7. Excellent

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 03:18 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

15. Thank you, Faux pas

Reply to Faux pas (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:34 PM

Feb 27

It's a big relief

Srkdqltr

(8,269 posts)

8. Happy you are better. Virtual hugs. Stay well.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 04:30 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

16. Thank you, Srkdqltr

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:35 PM

Feb 27

Will try.

Fla Dem

(26,529 posts)

9. Sorry to hear about your experience, but happy to hear you're home and recovering!!!

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 04:34 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

17. Thanks, Fla Dem

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:38 PM

Feb 27

Just took a nap in my own bed. What a treat to be in a bed that doesn't nag you. The hospital one started saying "Don't get up, don't get up" the instant my foot touched the floor.

I hate nagging beds.

Duncanpup

(14,323 posts)

10. Hugs

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 05:04 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

18. Thanks, Duncanpup!

Reply to Duncanpup (Reply #10)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:39 PM

Feb 27

Clouds Passing

(4,419 posts)

11. Those can be deadly. Glad you took the ER plunge, WickedBlue 💚 Happy healing 💚

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:10 PM

Feb 27

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

19. Thanks, Clouds Passing.

Reply to Clouds Passing (Reply #11)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:41 PM

Feb 27

I thought it was only a cracked rib, but then it got worse.

Clouds Passing

(4,419 posts)

20. One of my family almost died from PE. Take your thinners.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #19)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 09:48 PM

Feb 27

Don't eat any of the -itol sugars, xylitol, malitol, sorbitol, etc they thicken the blood.

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

25. Good to know, thanks!

Reply to Clouds Passing (Reply #20)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:52 PM

Feb 28

AllaN01Bear

(24,809 posts)

21. not yet,welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 09:51 PM

Feb 27

AllaN01Bear

(24,809 posts)

22. welcome back

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #21)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 09:53 PM

Feb 27

last week i went in thinking i had angina. had my first nitro pill. to bitter but tasted like lemon to me .

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

28. Hope you'll be okay!

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #22)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:54 PM

Feb 28

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

27. Thank you, thank you, thank you, AllNo1Bear

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #21)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:54 PM

Feb 28

Rhiannon12866

(232,636 posts)

24. Welcome home!!!

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 06:56 AM

Feb 28

Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)

26. Thank you, Rhiannon. Feels great to be back.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #24)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:53 PM

Feb 28

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