Dodged a bullet this week
 

Monday night I was having difficulty breathing and slight chest pain. Tuesday morning I decided to go to the ER. It turns out I have pulmonary embolisms (blood clots in the lung).

The ER doctor told me that if I had not gone in, I would have had died within two days. So, I'm kind of glad I went in.

There is only one thing we to say to Death. Not today!

Damn, congrats I guess?

Any idea what caused it?

Cool. Glad your not dead. I wish I would have dodged a bullet by not watching the Royals first few games.

Could be alot of things. It likely started (the clot) in his legs or deep body and went to his lungs.

I'd guess it has something to do with clotting factors.

Whoa, Lex, sounds like that was a close call. Sorry you have the embolisms, but glad to hear that you're on top of said situation. Take care!!!

Way to stand up to death there. In the end, my money's on death winning, but not this time.

Embolisms aren't anything to **** with. Good luck man.

You know how every television commercial for prescription drugs quickly list about a dozen possible side effects in the last 5 seconds of the commercial? I'm taking a prescription drug that has apparently been linked to pulmonary embolisms in some patients.

Thanks Meat. I will.

Glad you caught it before it was too late. Thats some scary stuff. Be well.

It could be worse. They could have caused a stroke or a heart attack. I've got to think I was lucky they just went to my lung.

Please tell me it isn't a statin/crestor/lipitor...

It wasn't.

I'd prefer not to name the drug because I don't know with 100% certainty that it was the cause, and the vast majority of the patients who take it are just fine.

However, it seems to be the smoking gun, and I'd prefer to think we found the cause. It's easy to stop taking the drug.

If anyone really wants to know, just send me PM.

Was the drug you took manufactured by the Russians?

In all seriousness, glad you're okay.