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I was diagnosed with Factor V Leiden in 2001. I was diagnosed with the Heterozygous form of the mutation. The diagnosis came because I was suffering from a second blood clot within 4 years. I had gotten some information about a member of my extended family being diagnosed. So I asked my doctor to be tested for Factor V Leiden. At the time little was known about the condition only that the best treatment was blood thinner therapy for life. So for the last 11 years I have been taking blood thinners. During that time I have been using the same dosage.