Pulmonary Embolism – My Journey to Diagnosis

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Pulmonary Embolism – My Journey to Diagnosis. It took 1.5 years and over 20 Doctor and Emergency Room visits to reach a diagnosis. Every time I went to the Emergency Room, I was dismissed as having “anxiety” and sent home. For almost a year I couldn’t sleep because my breathing was so bad. When I was finally diagnosed, my condition was so bad that 70% of the arteries in my lungs had clots in them. Recognize the signs/symptoms that shouldn’t be ignored.

 

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Marta Ribeiro Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.

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