Femcon FE Pulmonary Embolism, Iron Levels, Blood Thinners, Blood Clots, 8 Years
I was on OrthoTricyclen (sp?) for 10 years and never had a problem. Went off the pill for 8 years and when my OB put me back on the pill she put me on Femcon. She gave me 3 months of samples. I was about to start my 3rd pack when I found myself in the ... more »
I was on OrthoTricyclen (sp?) for 10 years and never had a problem. Went off the pill for 8 years and when my OB put me back on the pill she put me on Femcon. She gave me 3 months of samples. I was about to start my 3rd pack when I found myself in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism. They said I had several blood clots in my right lung. I was hospitalized for 4 days and had to take blood thinners for 6 months. Because of all the blood thinner, I started having issues with my iron levels and had to have bags of iron pumped into me weekly for 6 weeks. They have done every test on me humanly possible and the results came back that it was the Femcon that made me have a PE. Please be very cautious when taking this medicine.
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