“Eventually your heart tissue grows back over the closure device and that's it! And then you have it forever and you continue on with normal life," said Hailey. It was soon discovered that Hailey had a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), a hole in the heart that typically closes on its own after birth.
Though Hailey's doctors believed these three factors simply created a “perfect storm” for the blood clot to occur, Hailey visited another set of doctors for a second opinion and further testing. The two other factors the doctors believed contributed to Hailey's mini stroke were long flights - “I had flown to Paris and back in a very short amount of time,” said Hailey - and a recent case of COVID-19. Per research conducted by Loyola Medicine stroke specialists and shared by People, oral contraceptives can in fact be a small stroke risk factor, but the risk increases in those who experience other stroke risk factors, such as cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, and migraine headaches.
“I had just recently started birth control pills which I should have never been on because I am somebody who suffered from migraines,” said Hailey.
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Soon after, doctors determined through a series of tests and scans that she had “suffered a small blood clot” to her brain, defined as a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), also commonly referred to as a “mini stroke.” The tests also showed that the blood clot temporarily caused a lack of oxygen to a part of Hailey's brain.Īccording to Hailey, the doctors determined that her mini stroke was caused by three different factors, one being that she had recently started taking birth control pills without consulting with her doctor.
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