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Serena Williams Has Blood Clots in Lung
Tennis Great Addresses Health Concern
Serena Williams, who is recovering from a pulmonary embolism, recently addressed her health scare, which she called the scariest moment in her life. Williams appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday and said that she hasn't left her house much since she went to the hospital three weeks ago.
"I had a lot of swelling in my leg, which really is a telltale sign of an embolism, and I could not breathe," Williams said.
Doctors were unable to find anything in Williams' leg, so they ordered a CT scan of her lungs.
"That's when they found several blood clots," Williams said. "They told me that they had to check me in immediately or else ... it wasn't going to be a good result."
"Mine went from my leg to my lung and it traveled fast," said Williams. "I still have several clots in my lung. They're just there, and they have to eventually dissolve. So I'm just taking it one day at a time. Just on the road to recovery.
"I said I wanted to return this summer, and I was hoping to return way sooner than that. Being so close to ... the scariest moment in my life, I really just want to come back and be able to do well."
The 29-year-old 13-time Grand Slam champion has not played a match since she competed in Wimbledon last July. Shortly after the event, she cut her foot on a piece of glass at a restaurant and has needed to undergo two surgeries to treat the injury. Her long-awaited comeback has been continually delayed by complications relating to that injury. According to a report from the Associated Press, Williams "still has blood clots in her lung but hopes to return to tennis this summer."
(Sources: Associated Press)
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