I heard from my hematologist yesterday. Based on the results from my recent bloodwork (plus the tons of bloodwork he's done in the last month), he diagnosed me with von Willebrand's disease, type 1. It's a bleeding disorder, milder than hemophilia. He told me to come in this morning and they would try a medicine called DDAVP, which could temporarily help my blood clot normally. If it works, then they can give it to me next Thursday for my surgery. So I went in this morning and they administered the drug through an IV. It made me feel pretty bad, and the nervousness caused by my birth control pills made the situation a little worse. But I survived! ;) They drew more blood to check and see if the drug worked. I should be getting the results in the morning. I'm praying that it worked so I will be able to have the surgery next week. I went ahead and canceled my appointment with the other hematologist for tomorrow, but I'll work on getting a second opinion after the surgery.
That's it for now! I'll post again tomorrow when I hear from the doctor.
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