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    Patient Stories Archive - 6 month(s) ago

    Explore articles tagged as After a Blood Clot, Life Has Updated Rules: Jeff’s Story About nine months ago, I was diagnosed with a DVT from my upper thigh down to my calf. The diagnosis was lupus anticoagulant, an auto immune disorder that requires me to be on blood thinners for life. I am an avid cyclist, doing up to 100 miles per week. At first my hematologist told me… I…

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    Shortly after, the ambulance came and took me to the hospital. It turns out I had a massive pulmonary embolism and was in heart failure.

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    • "I was healthy before this happened. I’d never had any major health issues in my adult life, and then one day I was close to dying." Full story: https://t.co/EOajKk15iK #stoptheclot #stoptheclotstory #bloodclotsurvivor #pulmonaryembolism #pe #ultrarunner #bloodclot #misdiagnosed https://t.co/3HWaHbRq2D

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    I thought I’d pulled a muscle in my shoulder while pushing a heavy pram up a steep hill. Over a few days, the dull, sharp pain became worse.

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    • "Since my #bloodclot, I have major health anxiety. I'll always live with it, but it helps to know the signs and symptoms of a clot." Read Madi's full story: https://t.co/G0GbfZMHFi #stoptheclot #stoptheclotstory #pulmonaryembolism #pe #bloodclotsurvivor #healthanxiety https://t.co/e953Rzz2lk

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    NBCA Community Thrombassadors are dedicated to spreading blood clot education, awareness, and prevention in their communities.

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    I have been an athlete my whole life. I am a Division 1 swimmer and work out every day. One day, I started feeling a sharp pain in my lower back after lifting weights and thought I overdid it or used incorrect form. It began to progress and I started getting extreme pain that radiated…

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    • "I went to the ER & after an MRI, they sent me home because 'there was no worry for loss of life or limb.' Two days later, I couldn't move without pain." Erin's full story: https://t.co/yvqqUOWrlh #stoptheclotstory #dvt #bloodclotawareness #D1swimmer #bloodclotsurvivor https://t.co/ZivutKqyoW

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