The Perfect Provoked Storm: Jessica’s Story
…type 2 heparin induced thrombocytopenia, or type 2 HIT, which is an allergy to heparin, but I also had severe May-Thurner Syndrome. This explained the feeling of a pulled muscle…
INR Self-Testing
…are unreliable in about one-third of patients who take warfarin …
How are DVT/PE treated in children?
…situation and needs. For example, if a child has a type of …
Spreading Awareness of Blood Clotting Disorders: Lynn’s Story
…an auto-immune disorder known as Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS). APS was described by the doctors as a syndrome in which the body recognizes phospholipids (part of a cell’s membrane) as…
Young People Get Blood Clots Too: Michelle’s Story
…May Thurner Syndrome and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome that contributed to my clotting experience in addition to a hip injury and the estrogen-based birth control I was on. Although my clot…
Patients Educating Patients
…Dec. 10, 2024 Register …
The Right Treatment Changed My Life: Jan’s Story
…doctor every six months, and life was good. Thank God for the National Health Service! My next issue was post-thrombotic syndrome. I managed the best I could. I could walk…
Symposium on Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism in Acute and Chronic Illness Held at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH) on March 18, 2013
…of all children with nephrotic syndrome develop …
MTS Has Changed Me: Jassmin’s Story
…for this syndrome is iliac vein compression syndrome, because the left iliac vein in the groin is compressed by the right iliac artery. This increases the likelihood of a DVT…
My Doctor Told Me There Was Nothing Wrong With Me: Billie’s Story
…was post-thrombotic syndrome and to stop coming to the ER. I then found a story on the Stop the Clot Facebook page about May-Thurner Syndrome. I made an appointment with…