I was diagnosed when I was about 14 years old. My mom suffered from a TIA (a mini stroke) and that is when they did tests to see what caused it. Since it is hereditary, my sisters and I were all tested (all positive). My mom was placed on Coumadin and had problems with the medication so she was switched to Plavix.
I have one child, 2 year old girl. While I was pregnant I had to take Lovenox shots (small dose of heparin) throughout my pregnance, and switch to the full dose of heparin injections the last four weeks of pregnancy.
My sister, about to give birth, had problems when she got pregnant. She developed a blood clot in her leg (she didn't know what it was) that moved and formed a pulmonary embolism. She was hospitalized in time and put on heparin to disolve the blood clot. She was then placed on Lovenox (a higher dosage than I was on) for her entire pregnancy. She goes to the hospital Sunday so that she can be induced on Monday.
My other sister has had no problems.
My uncle had two blood clots in his legs and is now on coumadin.
In short, we have determined that my grandfather was the carrier of the gene for Protein C Deficiency, however, he was never tested for it. He had symptoms though that lead to our assumptions. My grandmother has never showed any symptoms of the disorder.
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