Should I Be Worried I Have Being Diagnosed With Micro Pulmonary Embolism?

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2020

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Question : I have being diagnosed with micro pulmonary embolism and have being on Xarelto for 9 weeks now.
But I have been having issues with the old symptoms like extreme fatigue, unsteadiness, difficult concentrating, feel week and frail and sometimes feeling light headedness and feeling of passing out with fullness in the head and back pain.

I don't know if treatment is going on or am gettting worse or its from the drug,

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Get done repeat CT Pulmonary Angiography.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
Since your symptoms are static or worsening, we should definitely rule out worsening of micro Pulmonary embolism.
So get done ecg, 2d echo, D dimer and CT Pulmonary Angiography.
If emboli are static or reducing then no need to worry much.
But if emboli are increasing in size then all your symptoms are due to this only.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

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