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Fri Nov 27, 2020, 04:30 PM Nov 2020

COVID-19 Blood Clots in 29 year-old after "Recovery"

https://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-blood-clots-appearing-in-younger-and-less-ill-covid-19-patients-says-vancouver-doctor

He had fever, aches, pains for 10 days, then 3 days after his fever finally broke, he started having chest pains and red discharge with cough - turned out to be blood clots in the lung. After the pulmonary embolism, it took him 6 months to get better.

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COVID-19 Blood Clots in 29 year-old after "Recovery" (Original Post) Op-ed Daily Nov 2020 OP
I'd heard about blood clots w/covid 19...but not a pulmonary embolism. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2020 #1
My nephew in law has the exact same symptoms dickthegrouch Nov 2020 #2
A reminder not to vote for republicans Cameliano Nov 2020 #3

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,968 posts)
1. I'd heard about blood clots w/covid 19...but not a pulmonary embolism.
Fri Nov 27, 2020, 04:33 PM
Nov 2020

Those are no joke. They can be fatal.

The emboli can break and travel anywhere in the body. The brain and heart are esp. vulnerable.

dickthegrouch

(4,653 posts)
2. My nephew in law has the exact same symptoms
Fri Nov 27, 2020, 04:38 PM
Nov 2020

In and out of hospital since February.
Sticky blood syndrome is what the docs have been calling it.

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