Fear of Pulmonary Embolism

[Chrissy]

Okay, so blood clots run in my family, so it's had me freaking out quite a bit because of that. I've had two Dopplers done on my legs and one CAT scan of my lungs; everything came up negative for clots, but I'm scared they missed something? Like, I still have difficulty breathing, but I'm also asthmatic. Just need advice please.

 

[Rinka]

Hi Chrissy,
Being scared of blood clots is terrible, i totally understand.
Obviously I'm not a doctor and can only tell you what I would do in your situation.
I have had my own encounter with the possibility of blood clots.
I was taking a new pill and within 2 weeks my legs started to feel heavy and spider veins appeared on my legs.
My doctor told me to directly stop the pill, because those where to first signs that my blood changed and the risk of blood clots had risen.
Since then I'm scared that something was left over and clots are somewhere in my system.
To help me with the anxiety I drink blood thinning tea, such as ginger tea, peppermint tea. I cook a lot with turmeric, paprika and garlic.
Furthermore, I try to drink at least 3 litres of water per day and green tea. Green tea is always good.

 

[janemariesayed]

If they have run tests on you and it all came back negative then you shouldn't have any need to worry. @Rinka has a good idea and to drink blood thinning tea like ginger or peppermint. If you do that each day, you can tell yourself that you are doing something in preparation.

Sure it may run in the family, and I am sorry for that. But it doesn't mean that it will be the same for you, especially if you have a cup of ginger or peppermint tea every day.

To prevent blood clots as well, make sure you don't sit for too long. Make sure you get up and walk around to get your blood flowing. Another thing that may help is a weekly massage.