Quick overview: diagnosed 2b melanoma…surgery, 1 yr interferon now 1 year since completion of interferon, (2 yrs NED). Stopped interferon last may. Jan comes along and I have this terrible pain in my left upper back, to the point I drive myself to ER at midnight. Doc does chest X-ray, then ct scan. Sent home with diagnosis of pulm embolism in right lung. Started blood thinner xalrato. Md says that’s a head scratcher stay on blood thinners for about a year and call me if any problems. ( at this same time, my hemoglobin drops from 11.5 to 8.2 for no reason.
Quick overview: diagnosed 2b melanoma…surgery, 1 yr interferon now 1 year since completion of interferon, (2 yrs NED). Stopped interferon last may. Jan comes along and I have this terrible pain in my left upper back, to the point I drive myself to ER at midnight. Doc does chest X-ray, then ct scan. Sent home with diagnosis of pulm embolism in right lung. Started blood thinner xalrato. Md says that’s a head scratcher stay on blood thinners for about a year and call me if any problems. ( at this same time, my hemoglobin drops from 11.5 to 8.2 for no reason. I get so weak & fatigued that I request a d iron infusion and iv fluids to pull myself together) So, here it is five months later and my oncologist finds out about PE . He sets up appt to see local hematologist and talk about relation with blood clots and reoccurrence.
My question…..is this all really necessary? I’m 36, active with three kids. I don’t have all the time to keep going to appts. I am feeling fine. Had a pet scan done in jan that was clear. Has anyone else dealt with blood clots? We’re they related to reoccurrence ?
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