Eevie
29-12-17, 22:40
I am in my early 20s and had a positive d dimer blood clot test a couple of weeks ago so was sent for a scan of my leg which showed no clot. I had recently started birth control again which can cause blood clots.
I was told by the hospital that it was unusual for someone my age to have a high d dimer so should have another test to check if it was a false positive or if something else is going on.
My dr said it was just a routine check so can't have the re test until a few weeks into January. But over the last couple of weeks I have felt myself getting more and more breathless and dizzy, I feel like there is also a weight on my chest and have been getting chest pains.
It's annoying because I don't know if this is just my anxiety or not and I have worried myself that it is a pulmonary embolism. I am trying to breathe slowly and properly but am no doubt making it worse.
I have been doing a lot better with my anxiety recently so i am incredibly frustrated if this is my anxiety. I was housebound with agoraphobia for many years and have worked very hard to start going out again and thought i was starting to do better overall with my anxiety.
If it was a pulmonary embolism would it be constant pain and breathlessness? I have been feeling really breathless and dizzy most of the time to be honest, my chest is currently hurting and I am trying to calm myself down.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
I was told by the hospital that it was unusual for someone my age to have a high d dimer so should have another test to check if it was a false positive or if something else is going on.
My dr said it was just a routine check so can't have the re test until a few weeks into January. But over the last couple of weeks I have felt myself getting more and more breathless and dizzy, I feel like there is also a weight on my chest and have been getting chest pains.
It's annoying because I don't know if this is just my anxiety or not and I have worried myself that it is a pulmonary embolism. I am trying to breathe slowly and properly but am no doubt making it worse.
I have been doing a lot better with my anxiety recently so i am incredibly frustrated if this is my anxiety. I was housebound with agoraphobia for many years and have worked very hard to start going out again and thought i was starting to do better overall with my anxiety.
If it was a pulmonary embolism would it be constant pain and breathlessness? I have been feeling really breathless and dizzy most of the time to be honest, my chest is currently hurting and I am trying to calm myself down.
Any help would be greatly appreciated