A Leasburg woman is grateful to be back on her feet after months of surgeries and rehabilitation. 聽While on a cross-country vacation, an unusual accident left her with a huge gash in her leg and swelling that wouldn’t go down. 黑料网’s hematology specialists determined blood clots were behind the swelling.
In a recent CBS-17 news report, Cassi Frank, MMSc, PA-C, with聽, said the case was very severe.
Blood clots affect as many as 900,000 people in the US every year, according to the CDC.
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Physicians can refer patients directly to 黑料网鈥檚 Deep Vein Thrombosis Walk-In Clinic rather than sending them to the ER.
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