Friday, October 1, 2010

The Day It All Changed

May 3rd 2010 was the day everything changed for me.  After being in excruciating pain for most of the night I went to the doctors office where after many test and one CT Scan later it was established at the age of 34 that I had a Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism in my heart and lungs.  I missed the symptoms a few weeks prior.  I had a swollen and sore calf for five days but I was a runner so I assumed it was a injury from one of my many runs.  The pain in my leg did go away but three weeks later the blood clot had traveled to my heart and lungs.  Ironically the day before it happened I felt amazing.  After being in the hospital genetic testing showed that I tested positive for two genes called G20210A and Factor V Leiden Mutations.  This is called a genetic blood clotting disorder.  My condition was aggrevated by 20 years of taking estrogen in the form of birth control pills.  So May 3rd I was put on a blood thinner called coumaden for the rest of my life.  This blog is about my daily adventures with coumaden and all the things that come along with it.  Its also about my recovery.  The one thing that I found when I was researching my recovery is that there is not a lot of information about what you are supposed to feel like and what you can expect.  So this blog is about my recovery and my daily adventures and shenanigans.  While everybody is different this is my story and my experiences that I want to share  in hopes of helping other people to not be scared and to know that its going to be OK.

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