Hi Sarah,

Not to worry, I don't mind you 'picking' my brains, at all.

FVLeiden is 'not a big deal' in terms of your long term health. It will not stop you from living life to fullest with your family or anything else you may choose to do. It is however a big deal in terms of what has happened.

Through all that has happened though, it is good that it has been identified in you, because it does place you at an increased risk of having clots even when not pregnant. That is you should think about precautions when you go on long flights, long car trips etc, as well as probably not being suitable for the oral contraceptive pill in the future. As you probably know a clot in the leg (which is the commonest consequence) can 'move' and cause problems elsewhere. All the above things (and there are others) put anyone at a risk of getting a clot but with the additive effect of FVL you are 3-4x more likely than the average to get one. So no, it won't 'change' your life, rather make you more aware and careful about some situations in the future.

The set of blood test with the 12 vials would have been a thrombophilia screen which tests for 12 different things in your blood that can lead to clotting disorders. Some of the tests need a whole tube of blood to be carried out so that is why so much.

Angel, I would imagine that with 2 m/c already, your Dr would want to do this series of blood tests. It also tests for antiphospholipid etc. disorders.

Hope this helps.

Love
Gabby