Think i might have passed a pulmonary embolism 3 years that went untreated?
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Hello as the title says i have a feeling i might have had a pulmonary embolism. About 3 years ago i was taking a walk to get some new shoes and on the way there i noticed some shortness of breath didn't think much of it i thought it was just asthma has gotten worse. I didn't have health insurance at the time so i just brushed it off and asked my doctor to just give me an albuterol inhaler which actually made my breathing worse. Anyway i guess i didn't care about my health at the time and the symptoms weren't bad enough to go to the emergency department which i kinda regret know. Anyway, the shortness of breath continued for a couple months i believe it was atleast 7 or 8 months. And then i had a very weird episode at work while breaking down the load i felt lots of pain in my chest i literally thought i was gonna die but the pain caused my breathing to go back to normal. And i can finally take a deep breath again. After that episode i had some mild chest pains that came and went for a couple more months but i was just happy my breathing was back to normal. I didn't seek medical care at all which i know i was stupid. But after doing some research online i think i might have had a pulmonary embolism and i did start taking fish oil and vitamin e since i heard they are natural blood thinners. Anyway, 3 years later here i am still alive not sure exactly how but my lungs aren't as good as they once were and my asthma has gotten worse since that episode. Do you think it was a pulmonary embolism? because i have high suspicions it was . Honestly, i have health insurance know and i think it might be time to ask for some scans to check for the damage as im pretty sure i have permanent damage as i still get chest pains sometimes especially colds flare it up not sure how. I have been taking fish oil and vitamin e for about 2 years know and lost about 60 pounds since that episode. What do you think?
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