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Report #2860107

Received Sep 19, 2025

Life-threateningHospitalizedER / ED visitOffice visitDisabled
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
38 yrs
State
NC
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Mar 31, 2021
Onset
Aug 6, 2021
Days to onset
128
Hospital days
5

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH1EW0150IM / RA
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH2EWO167IM / LA

Symptoms (15)

Ankle fractureComputerised tomogram abnormalComputerised tomogram thoraxContusionFallFibrin D dimer increasedInternal fixation of fractureLimb injuryLoss of consciousnessPainPalpitationsPeripheral swellingPulmonary embolismScan with contrast abnormalSkin laceration

Symptom narrative

While on a trip and staying in a hotel, I woke up to use the restroom in the early moening. While standing at the toilet my heart began to race and pound in my chest, it made me feel weird so I started to take my pulse and that's the last thing I remember before waking up on the floor. I passed out and when I fell my right leg twisted and got trapped at a weird angle underneath me. I was in alot of pain and extracted myself from the floor and back to the bed. I also had a laceration on my right knee from striking something, presumably the tile edge if the shower. My lower leg/ankle began to bruise and swell so I elevated it and waited for some teammates that were staying in the same hotel to wake up and come help me get to an ER. After receiving XRAYS the doctor confirmed I had spiral fractured my lower distal fibula of my right leg but was also concerned as to why I may have passed out. She ran blood tests and saw I had an elevated D dimer and then ran CT with contrast and discovered a large pulmonary embolism in my right lung. They gave me a "clot buster shot" and put me on blood thinners and several days later I received surgery on my leg resulting in 7 screwes and a cable permanently placed. On follow up about my clot with my PA at the 90 day mark he told me to go off the blood thinners and would not refer me to a hematologist. Over the next year to 18 months I had several more instances of palpitations and two ER visits because I was concerned about another embolism or that I might be having a heart attack. I was referred to a cardiologist but according to them they were unable to find any issues with my heart.

Current illness

None

Medical history

None

Other medications

None

Allergies

None

Lab data

It would he easier just to provide a copy it my medical records.