Aged just 23, Julie had little awareness of blood clots, risk factors or that young people could be at risk.
On the 30 October 2012 I gave birth to my second son, I had pre-eclampsia, so delivery was quick however there were no complications, and I gave birth naturally to a health 5lb 10oz baby boy. I was discharged from hospital the next day.
A few days after this I was experiencing pain in my groin area, I also passed a very large vaginal clot. I contacted my midwife who explained that this was common with natural delivery and not to worry. A few days later I passed another clot this time slightly smaller. The groin pain had become worse, and so I was prescribed codeine, which did not really do anything to ease the pain. I was told that if the pain was still there on the Saturday (10th Nov) then I needed to go to the hospital for a checkup.