I am curious, my husband has O negative blood and his friend also has negative blood. These are the only 2 hemophiliacs I know. I was wondering if there is a correlation with negative blood and hemophilia? Also, my husband has a MTHFR mutation, which makes his body less able to detox, among other things. I do not know about his friend’s status on this, but we found out through 23&me and genetic genie. Does anyone else know their status as far as blood type and/or MTHFR mutation, specifically 677… read more
Interesting question but I don't believe there is any connection between RH factor and hereditary bleeding disorders. Like you, I am O-neg. but that only means we are universal blood donors (like… read more
Not that I’m aware of
My son hasn’t been tested for Factor V Leiden or any other clotting disorder... well he has been...but it was after a blood transfusion. 🙄
When he was 2 months the hospital struggled to get his PICC line in.. (kept clotting)
Today he is 10 months and needed to have blood work done.. but they couldn’t get a lot because he kept clotting..
I guess my question is... is this a sign that he would most likely have a clotting disorder?
TIA
Better to find a hematologist to ask that question
I only take coumadin, i am hearing different treatments from reading others comments. I don't know that i have a lot of questions. I will as i go on, i just want to fit in. I have a hemotologist at the U of M Minnesota. My Dr. Is suppose to specialize in these types of blood disorders. But he has said to me these 3 together are rare. I also have Stills disease which is an autoimmune disease. It is also rare. I was a nurse and a Social Worker very busy and needed. Now i am homebound and no one in… read more
I also have three different disorders: 2, 5, and 13.
I’m going to go get some food for the dogs
I have what appears to be blood vessels that break spontaneously in my fingers and feet. It burns for a while and then a black and blue mark appears. is this common in people with Von Willobrands Disorder?
Sounds like joint bleeds. I have it in my hands and arms and knees. But that’s exactly what happens, the burning and bruising is common with vwd usually what feels like arthritis pain follows.
My current situation is that I am 28 years old and am about to start medical school in a state outside my own (I am a Minnesota resident and will be going to Virginia for school). Since I am over 26, I can not enroll under my parents and I also will not be working and the school does not provide insurance. This leaves me with finding private healthcare coverage. Has anyone else dealt with a situation similar to this? I am afraid of the costs and the difficulty of living out-of-state which might… read more
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Has anyone have prolonged menstrual cycles associated with excessive bleeding and been diagnosed with von willebrand disease
My whole life I have had horrible cycles! They last anywhere from 12- 20 days at a time. And they were every 3 weeks when I was younger. Now I’m in menapause(53 yrs old) and I only do it every 3 mos… read more
I have Vonwillebrands so does my daughter who is pregnant but she also has a platelet disorder on top of the Von Willebrand's when I was pregnant my doctor said the Von Willebrand's gets better when you're pregnant but when my sister had both her babies she also has a platelet disorder on top of the von Willebrand's she almost died from bleeding I was told von Willebrand's and platelet disorder during pregnancy makes it worse my daughter's Dr doesn't seem to be worried about it but I am and I'm… read more
I have vwd with platelet and factor VIII ISSUES. I have two children and only had problems after the birth of second. I bled for a month afterwards until they gave me fVIII infusions. That seemed to… read more
I have been told that taking omega oil supplements could be very dangerous as I have Vonwillebrands. Has anyone else heard or been told this?
I was told by my daughters’ Hematologist that they couldn’t have anything with fish oil because it could thin their blood. Their bleeding disorder isn’t Vonwillebrands, but I would assume this would… read more