The Spark for Advocacy: Michele’s Story
…surgery. At the time, I was slightly overweight and on hormonal birth control pills. I also had a family history of blood clots and two different genetic clotting mutations, although…
If You Feel Like Something is Wrong, Please Advocate for Yourself: Nicole’s Story
…helped to cope. If you feel like something is wrong, please advocate for yourself. You know yourself better than anyone else. Resources CVST Patient Stories Birth Control Psychological Impact of…
First a Blood Clot, Then Cancer: Hope’s Story
…told to get off my birth control pills and begin to administer enoxaparin (Lovenox) shots twice a day to manage the clot. I left the ER devastated…This was not in…
What causes blood clots in children?
…child’s tendency to form blood clots. We call these …
It All Happened So Quickly: Charlotte’s Story
…my left leg. I was in shock. In terms of risk factors, I was on estrogen-based birth control, which is believed to have contributed to the clots. I was admitted…
Know Your Risk for Blood Clots: Arianna’s Story
…They called it saddle pulmonary emboli. (PE). They asked if I was on birth control pills, and I told them yes. I had to stop taking them immediately because they…
Protein C Deficiency Often Has No Symptoms: Alicia’s Story
…results, second opinions, and even missed results. After being told that my PEs were from my birth control alone, I was diagnosed with Protein C deficiency a month later, which…
My Resting Heart Rate Was 180: Mryn’s Story
…The estrogen-based birth control I had been taking is believed to have contributed to my blood clots. I ended up going to the University of Iowa for college. I had…
Life is a Gift and it’s Fragile: Cara’s Story
…common genetic mutation called Factor II (or prothrombin). I had also been taking estrogen-containing birth control without knowing my risk factors. Ultimately, I was also diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, which…
National Blood Clot Alliance Announces Expansion of its Medical & Scientific Advisory Board
…and risks related to surgery, lengthy immobility, …