Serena Williams has a life threatening condition

[suntap]

Hi All,

I see that Serena Williams "has a potentially life threatening medical condition" and has to inject anticoagulants daily during her pregnancy. APS anyone????

Her sister Venus has already been diagnosed with Sjogrens and we all know that they can be linked.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing but good thoughts for Serena and hope her pregnancy goes smoothly. BUT hopefully someone, even Prof Hughes, can use her announcement to throw some attention onto APS. Obviously nobody can comment on Serena and invade her privacy, but some public comment about anticoagulants during pregnancy and by the way there is also this condition known as Sticky Blood.

Very selfish of me I know, but when you don't necessarily look sick, and people know nothing about your condition, some public awareness raising would be good.

And you never know, maybe some advancements in treatment.

[Coppernob]

I actually wrote to her site months if not years ago to warn her that she might have APS. I think she'd had some sort of clotting incident or something and, in view of her sister's Sjogren's, I thought she should be warned about the possibility of APS. So I was right! (Probably!)

[Manofmendip]

I thought this too.

Dave

[MaryF Administrator]

I think her sister has a diagnosis for Sjogrens, so clearly a family picture emerging. MaryF

[Jamaica1951]

Wishing her a healthy pregnancy and delivery.

[KellyInTexas Administrator]

Im under the impression she had an foot injury in 2011 that led to a surgery ( not terribly major) but she clotted and flipped/ bi lateral pulmonary embolism. At the time the discussions centered around if she should play tennis while anti coagulated, etc. The article read as if it were a short course - the three to six month standard as if NOT APS diagnosed.

Additionally, her sister is a spokes person for the lupus foundation of America- that's not to say she doesn't have sjogrins- but I was under the impression she had actual Lupus. Perhaps it's a joint charity?

My only interest in following this story firstly, in the well being of this beautiful woman and her child after the nasty remarks some hateful old racist jerk coach made to her at Wimbledon this spring.... ( my family as well as Most of America were furious) And it's how we found out she was pregnant-

Secondly- If she has to suffer this- put a spotlight on it for us! Especially Americans- and dear GOD get thee to Hughes in London so you can come back here and advocate The London standard!