Adelaide woman Paris Hedger develops rare condition after a long-haul flight to the USA Young Adelaide woman flew to the US in December She has since developed rare blood clotting disorder READ MORE: Aussie foodie's surprising find in Bali McDonald's By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:25 EDT, 27 July 2024 | Updated: 08:25 EDT, 27 July 2024 e-mail View comments A young woman is set to undergo an extremely delicate 10-hour operation to save her life after she developed a rare condition while on a dream overseas holiday. Adelaide woman Paris Hedger, 20, flew to the US in December to tick off a goal of experiencing Christmas in New York City but fell ill within days of landing with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). In just over six months, hundreds of blood clots have formed in her lungs, which has in turn affected her heart.
She has this week travelled to Melbourne where doctors will place her on heart and lung bypass equipment to perform the surgery. Medical experts believe the young woman's condition was brought about after she was kicked in the leg by a horse while on a trip to Vanuatu in November. Paris claimed the tourist horse-riding company did not give her first aid despite a 'football-sized' lump on her leg and doctors back in Adelaide did not warn her about blood clots forming - even though she mentioned she was flying to the U.
S. The long-haul flight the following month then triggered her condition which has since seen her in a.
