Four DVTs Over the Years: Alejandra’s Story

…my stay as well. I had the same symptoms in my left calf, but this time, it felt hard like a rock. The fourth episode was after a long flight

I Experienced DVTs on Three Occasions: Joanna’s Story

…was off anticoagulants until my second DVT (also left leg, below knee) seven years later in 2002 after a flight to Europe. I spent a week in the hospital in…

I Broke Up With My Doctor: Ana’s Story

In 2021, I was experiencing shortness of breath, blue lips, constant fatigue, and brain fog. I could barely walk up one flight of stairs to my apartment and would collapse…

The Day that Changed My Life: Kimberly’s Story

…was even confused as to why it happened. I wasn’t on birth control, I didn’t undergo any recent surgeries, and although I had taken a flight from Buffalo, NY, to…

Sandy’s Story

…I am winded going up a flight of stairs. Little …

Deep Vein Thrombosis Changed My Life: Caroline’s Story

…I didn’t take birth control. The cause of my second DVT was due to a long flight. This time around, I knew I wasn’t going to let my blood clot…

The Symptoms May Be Subtle: Bill’s Story

…taken a six-hour flight two weeks earlier, so that may have been when a clot formed. I was tested for genetic clotting disorders, which came back negative. Doctors have not…

Don’t Ignore Your Body’s Cry For Help: Connie-Vee’s Story

I’m an artist, and I was editing and spending long hours working with few breaks. In addition, I didn’t get up on my last flight from Washington, DC to Los…

The Doctor Was Not Convinced That I Had a DVT: Pamela Lynn’s Story

…a wheelchair at the airport during my return flight to Texas because I could no longer walk. My whole leg was completely swollen with red blotches all over it, and…

When in Doubt, Check it Out: Melissa’s Story

…his six classroom locations, I realized that climbing a flight of stairs literally winded me. I had to spend several minutes recuperating. That wasn’t like me. I became concerned and…