[Contraceptive pills/pulmonary embolism/difficulty breathing/ribs]In recent years, more and more people are accustomed to buying nutritional supplements or medicines to regulate their bodies, but in fact there are hidden risks. A Taiwanese girl suddenly suffered from rib pain and difficulty breathing. She visited multiple specialists for examination but could not find the cause. Later, her symptoms worsened to the point where she had difficulty even lying down, and it was discovered that it was pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal in severe cases.
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Increased pain in the rib area
The 25-year-old Taiwanese girl Jolin “little red book” posted an article referring to his experience of nearly dying due to long-term use of birth control pills. The female victim has been studying in the United States in recent years and plans to return to Taiwan to visit relatives in March this year. A few days before boarding the plane, she found that she would feel pressure and slight pain in the ribs on the left side of her chest when breathing. But she didn’t take it seriously at the time. After returning to Taiwan, the pain became more and more intense and she went to the emergency room to seek medical treatment.
I was out of breath when I went to the emergency room… The nurse in the emergency room said, “Patient with chest pain! Patient with chest pain!” Then all my clothes were opened and the electrocardiogram test equipment was put on.
The cause of the 3 specialist examinations is unknown.
After a doctor’s examination, no abnormality was found in her body. It was probably just chest and abdominal discomfort and difficulty breathing, possibly caused by muscle strain or fasciitis. However, the female victim expressed concern that her condition was not that simple, so the doctor arranged for her to see an outpatient clinic at the metabolic department. Although she had undergone various examinations, she still felt uneasy and planned to go to a gastroenterologist for more detailed examinations.
It’s my sixth sense that makes things feel a little different.
After a careful ultrasound examination of the female victim, the gastroenterologist said that she had no gastrointestinal problems at all. However, the female victim was in such a state that even lying down for examination was painful. “I feel more uncomfortable lying down now than sitting down.” , and could not lie down or sit up on his own, which made the doctor feel very strange. The doctor took advantage of the situation and swept the ultrasound up to the lungs, and finally found the key reason why the female victim felt uncomfortable.
The doctor said: “Normal people’s lungs won’t have a single shadow when illuminated. They flicker like this.”
Risk of death from pulmonary embolism finally revealed
At that time, the doctor said that this phenomenon was “definitely abnormal” and referred her to the hospital’s cardiothoracic and pulmonary specialist for examination again. This time, it was finally detected that the female victim had pulmonary fluid in her left lung. She was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism and needed to be hospitalized immediately for injection of thrombolytic agents. At that time, the female victim did not understand why she was hospitalized. The doctor explained to her that pulmonary embolism could be fatal. The doctor then asked her whether she had been taking medicine for a long time, saying that taking birth control pills was a high-risk factor for women to cause pulmonary embolism. It was then that she suddenly realized that she had been taking birth control pills for a long time to regulate her menstruation.
She said that she was lucky to have “escaped death” this time, and reminded women who also take drugs to regulate their bodies to remember to clarify the ingredients and side effects of the drugs. She added that even if there is no immediate discomfort after taking the medicine, it does not mean that the medicine is safe for long-term consumption.
I’m really glad that I’m 25 years old now. If I were 35, 45, 55 years old, you wouldn’t see me now.
8 major symptoms of pulmonary embolism
Dr. Wu Tinghui of China Medical University Affiliated Hospital once worked in “Central Asia Health Network“The author points out that when pulmonary blood vessels are clogged, blood flow cannot pass smoothly and perfusion decreases, causing gas exchange problems. In addition, depending on the location of the embolus obstruction, the size of the affected area is different, and the severity of the occurrence will also be different.
Most common symptoms:Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
More serious symptoms:Fainting, hypotension, cyanosis (lack of oxygen causes lips and other mucous membranes to turn blue)
Small emboli close to the pleura:Cough, coughing up blood, pleural pain
Pulmonary embolism is most commonly caused by venous emboli in the lower limbs. The following are comprehensive10 high-risk factors：
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2024-03-14 03:55:26
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