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An Experience from Hell: Thromboembolism From Antiphospholipid Syndrome

April 8, 2016September 4, 2022 by Sheryl Chan

A Careless Diagnosis: Muscular Cramp Instead of Thromboembolism “It’s just a muscular cramp.” The general practitioner I saw dismissed my intense pains with a swift diagnosis. He gave me some muscle relaxants and sent me limping off. Meanwhile, a monstrous pulmonary embolism gathered in size and strength as multiple DVTs from my Antiphospholipid Syndrome fed […]

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My name is Sheryl, and I look like your average human being. You’d probably not give a second glance should our paths cross on the street.

But my body is in a bit of a mess. I have had a mini stroke at 14, multiple blood clots in the lungs and legs, a faulty heart rhythm, a gore-tex band for a heart valve, seizures, scars all over my body from various surgeries, and have never had a break from Lupus in over a decade, just to name a few.

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