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Paying Medical Bills for broke college student

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Hi, my name is Megan Berlin. I was hospitalized on February 4th due to a deep vein thrombosis in my right leg that caused excruciating pain for about a month and a half. The blood clotting began in my calf and spread throughout my leg causing an intense swelling to occur and it then spread to my pelvic artery and traveled into my chest. I was short of breath and had trouble walking on the last day before I went to the Emergency Room. I was lucky enough to have caught the blood clots that had traveled throughout my body in time, as they did a complete Cat scan and full body Ultrasound of both of my legs, stomach, and heart. I was immediately sent to the 8th floor to be hospitalized for the next 3 days. A doctor who performs cardiovascular surgery in Greenwood came and spoke to me about my options the day of being hospitalized as this was serious and needed immediate action. The next day, I underwent a procedure to remove the blood clots that were in my main vein in my thigh behind my knee running up to my pelvic artery. By the end of this procedure, the doctors were able to remove up to 14+ large blood clots that were in that vein. I was able to return home the following day as the surgery went smoothly. I had to re-learn to walk properly and build my strength back up which took about 3 weeks. In this time I was not able to work as I was immobile. As a 23-year-old college student paying my way through school, I did not expect to have this happen to me so I was not prepared for the medical bills to come from this. I am lucky to be here today and I thank those doctors at Self-Regional Hospital in Greenwood for their excellent care and attentiveness. The funds raised will help me pay for these bills so anything will help as I alone will struggle to pay for them myself as I also have bills, tuition and daily expenses to catch up on. Thank you!
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    Anderson, SC

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