A year ago today, I was discharged from the hospital after a 3-day stay due to shortness of breath and recurring blood clots. My blood thinner had failed...for the second time in 5 weeks. This was my third hospitalization in 2 months. For a long time afterwards, my daily goal was simple: stay out of the hospital. Every day I didn't return to the hospital felt like a victory. I am still nervous about being too far from medical care. Getting a shot twice a day is not fun. The injection often hurts, and I always have bruises and/or hard lumps on my stomach and arms. But the blood thinner is working: I haven't had any more blood clots. I'm thankful for the attending doctor and my oncologist who figured out and tested a solution during my hospital stay, and follow-up telehealth appointments with my hematologist at UPMC. I'll meet with him next month to discuss switching to a less expensive blood thinner (my medication was $41/month with Aetna and now costs $180 with Highmar...