Yaz Blood Clot Caused Arm Amputation, Lawsuit Says

Ms. Armentrout started taking Yaz birth control in 2007. She took it without issue for 5 years. Then, in December 2012, she noticed that her left arm was tingling.  She went directly to the hospital but it was too late. She had already developed what is known as limb ischemia, and sadly there was nothing her medical team could do in order to save her arm.

Limb ischaemia develops when there is a blood clot that puts pressure on the veins. It can also cause very serious leg ulcers that can develop into severe infections, such as gangrene. This then can lead to amputation of that limb.

In an account of events that Ms. Armentrout gives she remembers that doctors could not find a pulse in her wrist but they were able to find a faint pulse in her forearm and elbow. She describes the pain as “excruciating” and remembers the feeling of watching her very own hand die saying, “I was watching it turn black.” From there the medical team did not have a choice but to have her arm amputated.

As you can imagine, the loss of her arm was devastating to the wife and mother of a four-year-old daughter. However, it became even more difficult when she discovered that her insurance would not cover a prosthetic, which would have been covered if she was 21 years old or younger.

Ms. Armentrout has since filed a Yaz injury lawsuit hoping to receive compensation in order to cover the cost of a prosthetic, the physical therapy that she requires, as well as other medical expenses.

Sadly, this is not the only situation that Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, or Beyaz have caused. All of these birth control pills have been associated with very serious side effects and some have been so severe that they have cause the birth control user to die. Some of the most severe side effects of these drugs include the following:

• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Limb ischaemia
• Pulmonary embolism (PE)
• Stroke
• Heart Attack

If you have experienced a severe side effect due to Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, or Beyaz it is important that you get the help you need. Filing a Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella or Beyaz lawsuit may be the only way to do that. Visit the Yaz/Yasmin, Beyaz & Ocella Birth Control Pill Class Action Lawsuit Settlement & Investigation page right away. An experienced Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, and Ocella lawsuit attorney is standing by ready to provide you with your free legal review and help you through this very difficult time. You do not have to do this alone.