New to the group- Hi
I’m 66 and last year I fell about 4’ and landed on my rump on concrete. Stoved me up for a couple of days due to soreness. I was expecting a large bruise back there but it never happened. About a month later we to an evening movie. Afterwards I helped a couple of friends load a tiller into the back of his truck.
A short while later, I jumped in my friends truck for a ride home. Less than 5 minutes later- I was having a rough time breathing. He took me to er and my wife met us there.
CT scan showed a lot of clots on the inlet to each lung. My heart was enlarged due to blood flow restriction.
A few hours later I was in a radiological Cath lab. They took a handful and a half of clots out. A few were attached and had to remain.
I started Eliquis and referred to a Hematologist. I have factor 5 Leiden and am told I’ll be on blood thinners the rest of my life.
A couple weeks later- I was having severe pain in my back just below the scapula, it was bad enough that I threw up and was debilitated. Another urgent trip to er. Diagnosis was “reperfusion syndrome”.
The only thing I notice is fatigue about an hour after taking Eliquis.
Has anyone else had the reperfusion??
Thanks 🙏