TIPS Revisited: A Personal Journey
In March of 2021 I had a TIPS procedure done, which proved to be successful up until approximately 2 months ago where it was discovered […]
Post PVR-TIPS Health Update
Out of the Woods It’s been over 7 months since the health scare I had in the early part of the year, and I have […]
*UPDATE* New Non-surgical Procedure for PVT (PVR-TIPS)
PLEASE NOTE: Since my original post (March 13/20) I would like to reiterate that this relatively new procedure is indeed helping people with the right […]
Blood Clots and Travelling: What you should know
Much has been written in the past few years concerning blood clots and travelling or the development of such which are mostly associated with long […]
Non-Cirrhotic Portal Vein Thrombosis Neuropsychological Study
Thanks to a fellow sufferer, friend, and subscriber to this blog I am posting a link for a study that was completed in 2006 on the […]
Clot Connect … Blood Clot Resource par excellence!
Did you know? One person is diagnosed with a blood clot every minute. One person dies from a blood clot every six minutes. (Clot Connect). […]
Musings on a New Year
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the […]
Personal Medical Update: New Terminology
It’s been a few months now since I was admitted to the hospital (08.26.12) with yet another new blood clot, and this last time it […]
Home from the Hospital! Dealing with Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis
Dear Friends: It’s been a few days since my last update, and I wanted to let you all know that I am now at home […]
Medical Update on Portal Hypertension Condition…
Some of you may or may not know that I had been admitted to the University Hospital early Sunday morning with a new clot. As […]
Pablo Alvarez … A Courageous Young PVT Survivor Tells His Story
One of the first messages I read this morning was from a young man named Pablo Alvarez who courageously relayed his story on a Facebook […]