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Running columnist Mike Kleiss: Why thrombosis can also affect athletes

 

Four years ago our columnist Mike Kleiss was affected himself: Thrombosis in the hollow of the knee. So even the most well-trained runner can get caught. He hadn't expected that. 

 

December is the bicentenary of the death of my dear ex-colleague Stefanie Tücking. Many knew her from the music clip show “Formula 1”, and later she worked as a presenter for the radio station SWR3.

When the news of Steffi's death reached me in December 2018, I was paralyzed. I just couldn't imagine that "the trick", as friends called it, was no longer alive. 

As a teenager I was her fan. I confessed that to her many years ago over a glas of wine in her garden. 

The cause of her death scared me

As a colleague at SWR3, I simply had enormous respect for her incredible professionalism. And as a person ... she is still missing today. Because: Stefanie Tücking was one of the finest and best people I have ever met. A hard shell on the outside, an incredibly big heart on the inside for all those who liked her. Her death alone hit me in the marrow. But above all, the cause of her death scared me very much. Stefanie died of a pulmonary embolism that night. This is usually the result of a deep vein thrombosis that often loosens in the leg and shoots into the lungs. 

Me and thrombosis? Never!

A year before Steffi's death, after my knee operation, I was diagnosed with thrombosis in the right hollow of the knee. This was only recognized by a happy coincidence. The follow-up, a final MRI, made the vein obstruction visible. At the time, I had a solid time coming to terms with this diagnosis. 

As a daily runner, I couldn't imagine that - with so much exercise - something like this could affect me. The great danger with these thromboses is the pulmonary embolism resulting from it, which is often fatal. @ Read More thetechcertified weeathicwearfashion

 

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