Serena Williams had to 'fight' nurses for the CAT scan that revealed blood clots in her lungs after birth of Olympia
Williams, 40, and her now-husband, Alexis Ohanian, welcomed their daughter, Alexis 'Olympia' Ohanian Jr., on September 1, 2017. The tennis star developed a pulmonary embolism 24 hours after she delivered her baby via C-section and underwent back-to-back surgeries.
She detailed her traumatic birth experience in an essay for Elle that was adapted from 'Arrival Stories: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers'. Williams recalled how her requests for a CAT scan to check for blood clots and a blood thinner were dismissed until a nurse finally called her doctor. The athlete had a total of four surgeries in the hospital, including two procedures to remove the blood clots.
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