A heavy period saved my life
dailyrecord.co.ukWhen a Lanarkshire community pharmacist experienced an excessively heavy period, she put it down to a Covid booster messing with her cycle.But, she was later to discover, the heavy bleeding – coupled with nasty bruises on her body that had a perfectly logical explanation but were taking an age to heal – were symptoms that were heralding an unimaginable prophecy for 29-year-old Victoria Lang.
She had leukaemia.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Two days after her COVID jab last year, which left her feeling terrible and taking the maximum dose of Ibuprofen, she woke in a bed saturated with red, fresh blood.
In a dramatic departure from her normal dark and clotted menstrual bleed, she was going through sanitary products hourly.“In my gut, I knew something was wrong, so I phoned the GP for a chat,” Victoria told Lanarkshire Live.“I was booked in the next working day for bloods and, by 5pm that same day, I was admitted to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
The GP called me at work in the afternoon to admit me to hospital following my blood results. "I phoned my husband, Jordan, and he prepared me a bag.
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