PE Doesn't Just Stand for Physical Education

It also stands for Pulmonary Embolism. And I have one. I spent two days in the hospital for this and it's likely that I may be on medication for it for the rest of my life. Right now I have to take a pill and give myself a shot twice a day of blood thinners. Fucking sucks. I can no longer be on any chemical form of birth control, and at the same time if we want anymore children, some heavy-duty planning is going to be needed because my meds cause serious birth defects. All this crap and I'm only 24 years old. This shit isn't supposed to happen to people as young as myself. I'm not supposed to have a serious medical condition yet. No more alcohol for me, I'm supposed to really limit foods that have vitamin K (green, leafy vegetables like lettuce and broccoli). Right now, I need to have blood drawn every day to make sure my meds are thinning my blood like they should. I have to be cleared by my doctor for long distance travel. My doctor is just flabbergasted that I have this condition. I was having shortness of breath and chest tightness on Monday and went in. They figured it was just stress (which I was under) that was causing this. However, to be on the safe side of things, she decided to order a CT scan of my chest. And thank god she did because it probably saved my life.