Serena back home after blood clot treatment

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams was  recovering at her Los Angeles home after undergoing emergency  treatment for a blood clot in one of her lungs, the former  world number one confirmed today.
“This has been extremely hard, scary, and disappointing,”  Williams said in a statement. “I am doing better, I’m at home  now and working with my doctors to keep everything under  control.”
The 29-year-old Williams was photographed on Sunday at an  Academy Awards party in Hollywood but fell ill the following  day and was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los  Angeles where she underwent surgery.
Doctors discovered the blood clot after Williams travelled  to New York last week for a treatment on a foot injury that has  sidelined her for eight months, according to her spokeswoman  Nicole Chabot.
“Serena did indeed suffer from a pulmonary embolism last  week and the hematoma was another unexpected scare,” Chabot  said. “Thankfully everything was caught in time. With continued  doctor visits to monitor her situation, she is recuperating at  home under strict medical supervision.”
Williams has not played competitively since winning last  year’s Wimbledon championship. Shortly after the victory she  cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant in Germany.
The American has had two operations on her foot since then  and was preparing to return to training soon in the hope of  making a comeback in Miami later this month.
Williams has won 13 grand slam singles titles but has  slipped from number one to 11th on the world rankings during  her extended absence and now faces an uncertain future.