Emma Dickson was taking the contraceptive pill and then was taken to hospital after suffering with sharp pains last November . Doctors said she had developed blood pressure , which can be caused by synthetic hormones in the pill , and blood had rushed up to her lungs . Clots , or pulmonary embolisms , were wedged in the Dickson 's lungs and caused pleural effusion - where fluid starts to build up around the lungs . Fluid caused her left lung to collapse and she thought she would die .
Emma Dickson was taking the contraceptive pill and then was taken to hospital after suffering with sharp pains last November . Doctors said she had developed blood clots , which can be caused by synthetic hormones in the pill , and clots had moved up to her lungs . Clots , or pulmonary embolisms , were wedged in Mrs Dickson 's lungs and caused pleural effusion - where fluid starts to build up around the lungs . Fluid caused her left lung to collapse and she thought she would die .