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17. I was in my 40s when I had a similar event -

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 08:56 PM

14 hrs ago

it was an "unprovoked" massive blood clot - later attributed to the new birth control I was on. I actually thought I was having a heart issue (I have arthritis) so I drove myself to the ER out of an abundance of caution. It's pretty wild when the ER doctor says "you are in critical condition and I'm sending you in an ambulance downtown" 😮 Eleven years later I am still on a blood thinner. I was extremely lucky.

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Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago OP

Kyle Busch needed an ambulance the day before his death due to shortness of breath and coughing up blood, 911 call shows mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago #1

A caution for us all- relogic 20 hrs ago #2

I have read about other celebs who postponed the doctor because of commitments and then died. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #3

Stephen Colbert was an hour from death Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #5

Jim Henson kept avoiding the Dr for a lung infection IbogaProject 18 hrs ago #9

Jim Henson made the world better. That is not easy. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #12

I remember reading about that Cha 11 hrs ago #18

I had this same type of illness back in 2004. My nurse husband saved my life. maptap22 4 hrs ago #21

{{hugs}} Delphinus 3 hrs ago #22

SO very sorry to hear that maptap.... democratsruletheday 1 hr ago #26

I thought he had some long serious illness. This should have never happened. Maraya1969 19 hrs ago #4

Some years ago I woke up in the middle of the night with really bad chills Bluestocking 19 hrs ago #6

Had a low grade fever and a bit of a cough, that I couldn't shake just before a scheduled outpatient procedure nitpicked 19 hrs ago #7

My girl friend at the time, was an RN. multigraincracker 18 hrs ago #8

Respiratory illnesses are ALWAYS SERIOUS IbogaProject 18 hrs ago #11

This is how Jim Henson died. chernabogg 18 hrs ago #10

Our neighbor slipped down some stairs outside, and had a bad bruise and pain in her ankle. C Moon 18 hrs ago #13

I would Delphinus 3 hrs ago #23

Can't help but wonder if Kyle has been getting Covid vaccinations. moreland01 17 hrs ago #14

He could have had an active viral infection. LisaL 17 hrs ago #16

I can only imagine how many undocumented people Buddyzbuddy 17 hrs ago #15

I was in my 40s when I had a similar event - TBF 14 hrs ago #17

Wow... damn side effects.. Cha 10 hrs ago #19

Crazy things can happen - TBF 1 hr ago #24

Had COVID pneumonia bmichaelh 5 hrs ago #20

It's so frustrating that we are in a position TBF 1 hr ago #25

There is nothing....nothing more important than your health. Once you lose it, life as you knew it is over. ☮ walkingman 44 min ago #27