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August 18, 2004

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Hematology...

I forgot to mention that I went to see a Hematologist on Monday. He was skeptical that my Factor V Leiden issue was the cause of the heart attack. See I have heterozygous Factor V Leiden (only 1 mutated cell) as opposed to homozygous Factor V Leiden (two mutated cells). This means that, while I do have hyper-coagulant blood, it is not something that should have ever caused anything like a heart attack. In fact, the doctor said that it was more likely that if anything were to happen, I would develop a blood clot in my leg — and if the clot were to move anywhere, it would move up to my brain and not my heart… (Gee, thanks, Doc. That makes me feel great!)

So, once again, I have been labeled a mystery.

After my appointment with the doctor, I had some more blood drawn so that I could be tested for Factor VIII, another blood clotting factor.

I’m going to call for my results in one minute.

Update: No test results yet… It seems that testing for Factor VIII takes up to a week instead of 48 hours as do other test. I’ll post more when I know. (TS, 08/19/04)

Posted at 1:34 pm

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Comments (1):
Damn. Hyper-coagulant blood sounds like a GOOD thing doesn’t it? You heal fast like Superman and sh*t. How rad is that? But NOOOooo. It has to be some problem… just great. Dude, you’ve been a mystery to me for years but I hope this one gets solved. I’m prayin for you. Have you notice the similarities between your main sewage line and your blood?

Dennisthemenace () - August 18, 2004 at 4:31 pm

  
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