After My Sister’s Death, Our Fears Now Shift to Our Children: Kimberly Story
…on a long airline flight, and had not recently had a pregnancy or given birth. She was a mother much like me; living her life, providing for her family, and…
Know the Risk of Birth Control Pills: Carmen’s Story
…all that happened, I realize now that there were signs that something was not quite right. Whenever I walked up a flight of stairs, I would become really winded, and…
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 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…
Factor V Leiden
…long flight, take regular walks down the aisles …
The Perfect Storm: Jessica’s Story
…I got my clots. The long plane flight to Africa, my slow heart rate, altitude sickness caused by high elevation, severe dehydration from summit day and birth control pills created…
NBCA’s Newsletter
…the Guide Blood clot risk is 4x higher in the two weeks following …
Youth Doesn’t Equal Invincibility: Helen’s Story
…worst way. On the afternoon of December 12, 2015, I suddenly noticed I was struggling for breath after climbing a flight of stairs. The harder I tried to breathe, the…
I Convinced Myself It Would Never Happen to Me: Kristin’s Story
When I was just a few months shy of turning 24, I traveled to Mexico, which included a four-hour drive to the airport and four-hour flight. Once I returned, I…
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…