April e-Newsletter | Sharing our Success
…from reading the warning label on her birth …
They Didn’t Believe My Pain: Meagan’s Story
…ICU where I spent six long days. My risk factors were estrogen-based birth control and a recent pregnancy. We are waiting on the results to determine if I have a…
A Knee Injury Turned Dangerous: Jamie Kreger’s Blood Clot Story
My story begins with a knee injury in October 2015. I was in an immobilizer brace for about four weeks. I was also taking birth control pills. I was 39…
My Doctor Laughed At Me: Charmaine’s Story
…six months afterward. I am now off the blood thinners and living a normal life after this traumatic event. My doctor knew I was on birth control with a leg…
A Clot From My Belly Button to Knee: Jane’s Story
…go any faster. My story started awhile ago. Unknowingly, I began using a well known brand of birth control patch that was so prominent that it seemed as safe as…
IN THE NEWS: NBCA Focuses Educational Efforts Squarely on Women During National Women’s Health Week 2016
…face an increased risk for dangerous blood clots when making …
Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast
…was provoked by birth control and her subsequent …
The Hematologist Told Me to Buy a Lottery Ticket For How Lucky I’d Been: McKenna’s Story
…Factor II heterozygous clotting disorder. In terms of risk factors, I was taking estrogen-based birth control and had a sedentary job. I was put on Eliquis indefinitely, but in the…
Healing Physically Was the Easy Part: Chloe’s Story
…terms of risk factors, there were none. No one in my family had a history of clots and genetic testing showed no clotting disorders. I was on birth control for…
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…