Pulmonary Embolism
So here I am 34 years old... having issues with irregular and heavy periods, bleeding out for months at a time and scared beyond reason. The doctor's can't find any specific "cause" for it, and they put me on Birth control. Time goes on, and the bleeding issues occur again off and on over the course of a few years. I end up in the ER several times, and am given 6 blood transfusions total during the past 3-4 years. Next thing I know, I begin having episodes of Tachycardia (Rapid Heart Rate), shortness of breath, and chest pains. So I go to the ER again, thinking I am just low on blood again. Wrong! Turns out I was experiencing a Pulmonary Embolism that was possibly brought on due to the Birth Control.
The Blood Clots in my Lungs were extensive I was told, and they found another clot in my leg. The doctor's collaborated and decided a filter was the best response, so I was prepped for minor surgery to put the filter in my artery to catch the blood clot before it went up to my Lungs. During my stay in the hospital for a whole week, I was repeatedly poked for blood, and given injections of Lovenox into my belly. I bruised from all of it, and now look like I was beaten up and my arm looks like I shot up :/
I have to go to the Hospital twice a week now for routine blood work, because of the Warfarin they are giving me to treat the clots. I have to stop taking Birth Control, which scares me beyond anything... I am so afraid that I will start the heavy bleeding again, and that now, because of the blood thinner, I will bleed to death. I am not ready to die just yet... I have hopes, dreams, plans for my life and my future! Why am I going through this on top of everything else I have been through? I am beside myself. I'm filled with fear and doubt, worried more than ever before, and dreading having to go through the next 6 months of therapy while on the Warfarin.
I just want to be a normal, HEALTHY, and happy girl again!
The Blood Clots in my Lungs were extensive I was told, and they found another clot in my leg. The doctor's collaborated and decided a filter was the best response, so I was prepped for minor surgery to put the filter in my artery to catch the blood clot before it went up to my Lungs. During my stay in the hospital for a whole week, I was repeatedly poked for blood, and given injections of Lovenox into my belly. I bruised from all of it, and now look like I was beaten up and my arm looks like I shot up :/
I have to go to the Hospital twice a week now for routine blood work, because of the Warfarin they are giving me to treat the clots. I have to stop taking Birth Control, which scares me beyond anything... I am so afraid that I will start the heavy bleeding again, and that now, because of the blood thinner, I will bleed to death. I am not ready to die just yet... I have hopes, dreams, plans for my life and my future! Why am I going through this on top of everything else I have been through? I am beside myself. I'm filled with fear and doubt, worried more than ever before, and dreading having to go through the next 6 months of therapy while on the Warfarin.
I just want to be a normal, HEALTHY, and happy girl again!
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