[djf]

This can be a life-threatening condition...

[fieldmarshaldj]

Yikes. Prayers for Serena.

[Red Badger]

"underwent emergency treatment for a hematoma suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation."

What could be "more critical" than a pulmonary embolism? Prayers up!..............

[kittymyrib]

Being in great shape doesn’t mean you might not die....

[PGR88]

Good thing they caught it

[KMG365]

`roids

[GoCards]

more critical situation?

[MinuteGal]

I had one of these babies myself. If I hadn't had enough wits to drive myself to the hospital, I wouldn't be typing here today. The doc said 25 more minutes I would have been pushing up daisies. I had a pain in the chest and thought it might be a heart attack.

The cause of the pulmonary embolism was a broken ankle three months earlier. During this time a small blood clot formed and moved slowly up the leg to the lung. There's usually no symptoms of this.

A pulmonary embolism is no fun. Folks, be aware that a broken bone in the limbs, shoulder and other spots can lead to a blood clot, even weeks or months later. The clot may move to the lungs, the brain or the heart with little or no warning. It can be a fast killer.

I spent a week in the hospital in a very weak state. In today's world you're discharged from a hospital 24 hours after your head is amputated, so you know that an embolism will really waste you when you're in there for a week.

I wish Serena all my best along with a speedy recovery.

Leni

[reagan_fanatic]

I had a blood clot in my abdomen that almost killed me. The pain from that damned thing was excruciating. A week in the Hospital being scanned and poked like a porcupine and I was back to normal.

I hope and pray Serena recovers OK.

[GnuHere]

She is almost unrecognizable in that pic - makes me wonder whether she’s spending her time off getting an extreme makeover, which would also make her more likely to get a clot.