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Specialist this week

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Windy8000
Windy8000

Well I go to the Specialist this Friday to find out wh the blood tests mean for the reason I have this PE. I have been filling out paperwork d trying to remember all the questions I wanted to ask.

Heck I have had so many chest pains and bad shortness of breath episodes, I don't go to the ER about because I don't want to look like a fool. But here I am afraid I'll look like a fool because I missed something important.

What are some questions I should ask?

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  • Sway
    Sway Windy8000

    Posted

    When will this pe go away.

    Am i factor V is a big one whitch is a blood clotting disorder. They have to do blood work for.

    • Windy8000
      Windy8000 Sway

      Posted

      Never heard of that!! Thank you I wrote it down!! They did tell me after they saw how big it was that it would take about 6 months to dissolve and be absorbed back into my body.

      I'm beginning to think it may be more of a family thing than we ever paid attention to. My Dad had blood clots later in life when he stopped drinking. Prior to that he was drunk all the time. My grandson got a long blood clot in his brain because of an ear infection. So I will ask about the factor V.

  • Sway
    Sway Windy8000

    Posted

    Factor v is a genetic blood clotting disorder. Google it. Google n protein c i think and factor 2 as well.
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