#wtday17

[melancholyjen]

Today is World Thrombosis Day. Did you know that every one in four deaths is thrombosis related? And I know I’m very lucky to be alive. Until PE and DVT happened to me in December of 2016, I never in a million years thought it would happen to me, a young, healthy marathon runner. Know your risks - I had no clue that birth control put me at a higher risk. Today I want to raise awareness and to remember those who weren’t as fortunate. ❤️ #knowthrombosis #wtday17 #grateful #pesurvivor

[swimmiey]

It's #WorldThrombosisDay! Learn how to protect yourself & loved ones from #VTE, deadly but preventable blood clots. I was lucky we caught it in time. I've had a deadly blood clot in my brain, it's called a (cerebral venous) sinus thrombosis. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is the presence of acute #thrombosis (a blood clot) in the dural venous sinuses, which drain blood from the brain. Symptoms may include #headache, abnormal vision, any of the symptoms of stroke such as weakness of the face and limbs on one side of the body, and seizures. A year later I also had a #armthrombosis and #pulmonaryembolism while being on #anticoagulants / #bloodthinners (medication that suppresses blood clotting). I was just 24 years old. Never thought it would happen to me, because I felt it was something that happens to older people, but sadly the truth is it could happen to anyone, at every age. Even if you are perfectly healthy. Given that there is usually an underlying cause for the disease, tests were performed to look for these, in my case, they still don't know what caused it, it's uncommon because it's pretty rare, and even more rare without a cause. I'm so lucky to be alive even though it’s with severe side effects. I was paralyzed, blind and could've had a cerebral hemorrhage because of it. It's different from a stroke, because it's a clot in a vein instead of a clot in an arterie (what's the case with a stroke). With sinus thrombosis my brain still received blood, but the blood couldn't return to my body. Therefor the disease was complicated by raised intracranial pressure, the pressure in my brain went up, 5 times the normal pressure, so they had to do emergency brain #brainsurgery to place a #ventriculoperitonealshunt to prevent the #paralysis and #blindness would turn permanent. #invisibleillness #intracranialhypertension #sinusthrombosis #wtday17 #stopdeathlyclots #bloodclot #keeplifeflowing #clottingdisorder #chronicillness #iihsucks #spoonielife #spoonieproblems #spoonie #butyoudontlooksick #bravedutchies

[inspirecommunity]

Today is #WTDay17! Help others to #KnowThrombosis by sharing info on signs & symptoms from our partner @stoptheclot: http://ow.ly/UakP30fO3y2 cc: @worldthrombosisday #KeepLifeFlowing

[inspirecommunity]

#Repost @stoptheclot (@get_repost) ・・・ In the spirit of World Thrombosis Day, Jan is sharing her story with NBCA from across the pond. Read about how the right treatment helped her to heal and positively impacted her life. To read Jan’s story, visit the link in our profile - or www.stoptheclot.org - and select ‘Patient Stories’ from the main navigation tab. #stoptheclot #spreadtheword #DVT #deepveinthrombosis #PE #pulmonaryembolism #bloodclot #bloodclots #story #patientstory #WTDay17 @worldthrombosisday

[inspirecommunity]

#Repost @stoptheclot (@get_repost) ・・・ #Repost @worldthrombosisday (@get_repost) ・・・ We've got big news! Excited to reveal that @everydayhealth & @theeconomist Intelligence Unit (EIU) will serve as our media co-hosts for the #WTDay17 Twitter Chat! They'll be joined by moderator Dr. C. Michael Gibson. Plan to meet us on Twitter on October 13 and get ready to #ClotChat! 🎉💻🗓