I presented at the hospital in August 2021 with severe breathlessness and a high heart rate which had got progressively worse over 3 days.
Share & Tell
Knowing that you are not alone, can make such a difference. Understanding what others have experienced and things that have helped – or challenged, along the way.
If you would like to offer your support by recording and sharing your account you will be helping many, many other.
Simply write your account in an email or on a word document and email this to jo@thrombosisuk.org ideally sharing with one or more photos.
In around December 2021, I had just turned 21 I started getting abdominal pain and it was very painful, I also wasn’t able to keep any food or fluids down
It was October 2021 and I was 29 years old at the time, I contracted the Delta variant of Covid from my workplace after returning from holiday celebrating my daughter's 1st birthday.
My name is Ami, I am 23 years old and I previously suffered a DVT back in 2019 which resulted in being fitted with a stent in my left groin.
If you ever feel like your bodies telling you something, get it checked out
My story is a long one, starting in 2000 and is still ongoing. It is also a complex one in that I’ve had a rare type of deep vein thrombosis, technically it’s called an occluded inferior vena cava.
I had always lived in a big city, where GPs were overworked, appointments were rushed and symptoms were overlooked.
My name is Hannah and I'm 22 years old.
After having a DVT at the age of 18, I have developed a keen interest in research around VTE and how we can improve patient's experiences in their diagnosis and lifelong treatment. I'm also interested in the psychological, long term impact of VTE and how we can work together to make health professionals aware of this.
Samantha’s death was avoidable and her mother, Jane, wants to tell Samantha’s story to make women aware of the risk of thrombosis during and after pregnancy.
Rachel has kindly shared her personal account of a pulmonary embolism to help reassure other young people who have experienced blood clots, and emphasise the importance of preventative exercises and early diagnosis.
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