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High Factor VIII (8) Blood Clotting Disorder and its Impacts on life
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Hello! My name is Heather. I had a stroke 5 years ago. This is how we discovered that I had elevated Factor 8. My F8 score was over 700! My doctors had never seen a number so high. We found out it was hereditary as my uncle has it too. I’ve been on Warfarin ever since. I hope to change blood thinners as getting my INR checked every month is a pain and my veins don’t cooperate like they used to.
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Hi @ruthheat, I'd like to add my welcome and also invite you to share your stroke experience and recovery in this related forum here:
- Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases Support Group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/cerebrovascular-diseases/
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Welcome to Connect, Heather, @ruthheat Having a stroke is a rough way to find out you have a blood condition. I’m glad you’re doing ok! Did you have any long term damage from the stroke?
As you’ve found out, High Factor Vlll clotting disorder is hereditary. Was your event the first time it was discovered or correlated with health issues in your family that you know about? Was your uncle diagnosed around the same time as you?