And since Malin is thankfully okay, we can laugh at this situation.

BuzzFeed talked to Malin, who is currently pregnant.

“The doctors supported my worries, and they didnt understand what was going on.

Text reads "The time I went to the ER scared it was a blood clot" with a worried emoji, time-stamped at 1:30 AM

We figured out it was my pants coloring off when I got the blood thinners.

They wiped my right thigh for the shot, and the color stained the alcohol pad.

Malin said she was wearing a cheap pair of leggings from Shein that cost her $8.

Close-up of a person's leg with a caption that reads "My legs was so blue" and a time stamp of "2:30 AM"

So we also talked toDr.

Andrea Renata Dean, who has been practicing medicine for almost 20 years.

She is a hematology/oncology clinical professor and the founder ofHematology Connect.

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This is known asVirchow triad.”

And she confirmed that your legs or fingers can turn blue when you have a blood clot.

Pregnancy increases your risk for a blood clot because of changes in the body’s clotting proteins.

Close-up of a person's clasped hands showing nails and fingers with a bluish tint; a tattoo is visible on one finger

A blood clot to the lung can be deadly," Dean cautioned.

If you have questions or concerns about blood clots, always speak to your doctor.

Wrist with hospital band and text: "They checked me in and put me up for ultrasounds of my legs, fingers, and stomach"

Person's leg with bruises and text: "My legs turned more purple/black, the hospital got more worried, so they gave me blood thinner"

A person shows their arm with color transfer stains from clothing with text: "Wiping with alcohol after the shot, it showed up my cheap pants from Shein colored off"

User Lissette Vega: "ER nurse here and now I feel like we need to incorporate this in our training LMAOOO / alcohol wipes for EVERYTHING with a funny color"

Comment from a user named Alix: "As a nurse I just [skull and laugh-cry emojis] because i'm sure the Drs and nurses were more embarrassed than you!"

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A person is receiving an injection in their upper arm with medical personnel administering the shot

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Andrea R Dean, MD, posing in a white lab coat, smiling at the camera with crossed arms

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Pregnant person sitting on a couch, holding their ankle, suggesting discomfort or pain

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3D text "The More You Know" with a shooting star's tail across a starry sky