My Youngest Son Saved my Life: Renee’s Story
…long-term use of birth control pills and May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS) were the main causes of my DVT along with long car rides, long meetings (too much sitting), and dehydration. All…
Blood Clots are More Common Than People Realize: Hector’s Story
…also known as post-thrombotic syndrome, and nerve numbness in my heel, I’m feeling good and positive about getting better. I will have another ultrasound in the fall to see if…
Being an RN Didn’t Help Me: Sarah’s Story
…embolisms, or blood clots in my lungs. They figured out it might be the result of May-Thurner Syndrome, after first exploring the thought that I maybe had a tumor pressing…
Grateful for Every Second: Caitlyn’s Story
…too solid to be removed, and so a hole was drilled through the massive clot. After many scans, angiograms and blood tests, it was determined that I have May-Thurner Syndrome,…
Pregnant Women Are at Risk: In Memory of Katie
…Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome or a Vitamin B12 deficiency. On that same day Katie found out that she was pregnant. This particular day, May 16th, I remember well. I had just…
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…in young-onset VTE, including May-Thurner anomaly and venous …
It’s Like Having Sunburn Inside My Leg: Kerrianne’s Story
…2016. I have occasional pain near where I believe one of the two clots were that the doctor now suspects is post-thrombotic syndrome pain, but we’re not sure yet. I…
The Best Cure is Knowledge: Cedric’s Story
…suffering as each episode created more damage to veins in the legs – causing a condition known at post phlebitic syndrome. In addition to the filter in my chest, I…
Deion Sanders Lost Two Toes and Almost His Leg to Blood Clots
…experienced compartment syndrome. In total, …