http://www.itv.com/news/2016-04-28/p...d-link-to-dvt/
In each of these cases, the young women returned to doctors or nurses again and again with similar symptoms – breathlessness, headaches and leg pains. Fallan was told she was perhaps having a panic attack; Sophie was told she had exercise induced asthma; Maria was given painkillers for headaches.
The MHRA guidelines are quite clear.
It’s about understanding the risks of DVT and how to recognise the symptoms – not just the medical professionals but also women who are taking it.When we spoke to Fallan’s parents, Julia and Brian, they were still deeply traumatised by the loss of a daughter they said was loving and full of life. What emerged was a story of missed opportunities by medical professionals to save her life.
It had started with a pain in her lower leg, which Fallan initially dismissed as having been down to dancing at the weekend. When she became breathless, eventually collapsing, her father took her to the local walk-in clinic where she was seen by a nurse who misdiagnosed her symptoms and sent her home with painkillers.
Fallan collapsed again just a few days later in her mother’s arms. She was taken by ambulance to hospital but she never regained consciousness.
"If we had known that this was an issue, we could have taken her to the A&E and said this is an issue. If Fallan had received the treatment that she needed on the Friday, Fallan would be alive now. The only reason she isn’t alive now is because it was left for another three days and she died", Mrs Kurek said.
It wasn’t until a conversation in hospital that Fallan’s mum realised the pill might be in any way a factor.
People on MMOC people should pay particular attention to this as many of us have sat down and played WoW or other games for far longer than is healthy and puts us at risk of clots and a few other health issues.