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Don’t ignore the symptoms, says B.C. man who survived blood clot linked to AstraZeneca
Chris Gailus: I ignored blood clot symptoms, and it could’ve killed me Bringeland, 61, got his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on April 5, but it was more than three weeks before he noticed anything unusual.On April 29, he had the first of several experiences where he noticed a shortness of breath while doing physical activity.“I just couldn’t catch my breath to keep up to where I expected I could,” he said.“It wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t where it should be.”It was Bringeland’s wife who finally convinced him to call 811 on Thursday morning, where he was connected to a doctor who walked him through a list of potential symptoms and recommended he go to an urgent care centre.It was only after the doctor’s prompts on the phone