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Pain over heart? EKG normal.

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gracearnold12
gracearnold12

Hi.

I was diagnosed with bilateral blood clots in both my lungs last December 2017. I was put on Xarelto for 6 months. I just came off of it in June.

I originally went to the doctor for chest pain that I get almost daily, he ordered a D-dimer test and from there I was told about the blood clots in my lungs - ended up being from my birth control.

I am now off the blood thinners and am having chest pains again.. always on the left side right above my heart.

It feels as if someone is taking a metal pipe and angling at 45° and ramming it into my heart/chest area. Like hard pressure.. I don't know how else to explain it. It gets worse when I inhale, especially if I take deep breaths.

I got another d-dimer test done and it came back negative. 

Any ideas?

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  • Sway
    Sway gracearnold12

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    D-dimer test can ready a false positive. There not 100%. Due to you being in pain when you breath in sounds suspicious. The only way to be 100% sure its not another clot is a ct scan with contrast. I hope you feel better.
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