Lo and behold, ER doc ordered MUCH bloodwork. Which led to CT scan ( Her D-dimer test was elevated).
She has blood clots in her lungs!!!! Total shock to me!!
She did not complain she couldn’t breathe or any other signs. Thank God this was caught.
But, I am seeing during her hospital stay, she is so weak, O2 keeps dropping and her dementia is SO much more obvious.
Is all of this typical of lung blood clots???
This is my first experience......
She May come home tomorrow, hospital has to get all straight regarding nighttime-c-pap oxygen.
She has “supposedly” been on nighttime O2 for a year now according to her C-pap doctor. We already had an oxygen concentrator, hooked up to mask.
She quit using it, unbeknownst to me!!!!
Can you say “ Non-compliant”???????
The perplexing part, no idea how long she may have had blood clot in her lungs!!!!
No symptoms, except shortness of breath that I could hear, been going on probably a year, she never complained and despite family doctor visit in fall, cardiology visit with multiple tests in January ( including Doppler test on legs!!!) and c-pap visit to doctor on Monday, 2-17-20, all 3 said her O2 levels were fine!!!!!!
( Via pulse oximeter in office)
If THREE doctor office visits didn’t catch this.....what in the world!!!!!!! B
He didn't even have any breathing problems, just felt like he was get a cold or something.
This is a long recovery, with lots of follow up.
I pray that she is okay.
These are serious scary, life threatening issues. So happy that you caught it.
Wishing you and your mom the best, and a quick recovery!