13/04/2026
von Willebrand disease. Hashimoto’s disease. Asthma. Allergies. These are only some of my patient’s medical conditions.
Von Willebrand disease prevents the blood from clotting. Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland.
My patient went through cellulitis of the lower left side of her face due to an infected third molar. And so she needed to have odontectomy or third molar surgery of said tooth.
However, due to her medical condition, she needed to be confined prior to her procedure so she could have frozen plasma transfused, to control the bleeding. After several bags, she developed an allergy to this which caused her itchiness, swollen eyes and coughing. Once controlled, she was transfused again. And yet another allergic episode happened.
Thankfully, on the 4th bag of frozen plasma transfusion, she was ready for her surgery in the office, IV attached to her hand. Everything went quickly and smoothly, with no surprise bleeding, and another molar was removed.
With a handful of prayers and a little bit of luck, she has gone on to make a full recovery.
Thank you for the trust 💜
