From Clots to Clarity: My Journey with CTEPH
In April 2016, I found a lump on my leg, and like most adults, I ignored it for a couple of weeks. After seeing doctors, I did 6 weeks of oral antibiotics, 6 days of IV antibiotics, and 2 biopsies. They decided I needed to see a dermatologist. By the time I saw a dermatologist, the lump was gone, but he had an idea of what might have caused it, so he sent me for a chest X-ray. The X-ray showed an enlarged pulmonary trunk, and he sent me to a Cardiologist. The Cardiologist ordered me a stress...