The Doctor Said a DVT Was Highly Unlikely: Kelly’s Story
…years but never had any issues with it. Three months before this happened, I had done an eight-hour flight. Neither can be clearly linked to my DVT. I am so…
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…