
I have never been the same since May 26, 1998. I have gone to so many doctors—I have about $200,000 of doctor's bills. Nobody could figure out what is wrong with me, not even the Mayo Clinic. After the ectopic pregnancy I was diagnosed with diabetes and antiphospholipid syndrome, which is also called 'sticky blood syndrome'. Heparin thinned out my blood to make my platelets go down.
I didn't know anything about heparin until my sister told me about the recall—she read it on the Internet. She was trying to help diagnose what is wrong with me. Since I left the hospital I have experienced the same symptoms as all the side affects from heparin contamination listed online—I was totally amazed.
From the day I got home, I have had stomach problems; nausea and headaches every day; insomnia and chronic fatigue syndrome; aches and pains in my entire body; my eyes are very irritated and I am very dizzy. Sometimes I stand up and get room spin.
In May, 2007 The Mayo Clinic diagnosed me with fibromyalgia but the medicines they are treating me with are doing nothing, not a damn thing. I don't even believe in this diagnosis: it has to be something tangible. It is too coincidental that I have every single symptom that corresponds with heparin contamination. I only found out about the association with heparin 5 days ago—I contacted LawyersandSettlements first and my next step is to talk with my physician.
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I worked up until two years ago but I got into trouble with my employer because I was so sick; my physical problems caused severe depression and I couldn't do anything. Social security denied benefits but my doctor said I could appeal (which I did). I've worked all my life and feel awful about my medical issues: we lost our house, our nest egg; we had to move to Vegas so my husband could get a better job and support both of us.
We have been through so much and I am at my wit's end. My body changed so fast, from feeling fine to being a wreck. I am disabled now and take painkillers; I can't function without medication. And I am the only sick one in my family—it is too weird. I'm only 48 but feel like I am trapped in 90-year-old body."