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Re: [OM] Coumadin story

Subject: Re: [OM] Coumadin story
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:53:51 +0200
What they give here for 10-14 days after most surgery has the trade name
'Clexane' which is also (self) administered abdominally.  But they advise
NOT to expel the air bubble from the syringe to avoid bruising.  I don't
understand the connection (if any)...br
Jez (5 years down the line after a mitral valve repair)

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Yup, heparin (I think it is) abdominally. Had them daily after the
> knees. While in the UK, I reported a swollen ankle to the local GP
> and he sent me up to the Accy (Accident and Emergency) straightaway
> to check for DVT's. While I was waiting for the ultrasound a few days
> later, they gave me those to self-inject. It's easy - fine needle.
> But spectacular bruising until you get the hang of it.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 13/10/2009, at 8:01 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
> > As one who has been on Coumadin for 16 years, and who has
> > researched all
> > aspects of its side effects, I find it hard to believe.  I thought
> > that most
> > hospitals used injectible thinners while patients were on a drip line.
>
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