Exercise after pulmonary embolism
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Hi, I have always been a runner, albeit not a very good one. However I managed in the last two years to snap my ACL, which ive had reconstructed, and have two DVT/ pulmonary embolisms. That slows you down! My recent PE was in January, and the breathlessness after lasted much longer than the previous one, and is still there if i walk upstairs or uphill. However i have had pulmonary hypertension ruled out on an echocardiogram, phew, , so have recently started an exercise programme. I'm jogging (careful on the knee still) for about half an hour a day. My running watch tells me that my training level is good, but my fitness is decreasing! my VO2 max, it says, has also gone down two points since i started exercising (its gone down 10 points since all this nonsense started two years ago) . This is a little depressing and I don't understand. Has anyone any ideas? the breathlessness i find less of a problem jogging than walking as i'm breathing faster and shallow, not even trying to take deep breaths like i would walking. Its not what I was hoping for which is a return to fitness, gradual if need be
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