In the hospital again!

[ssms5411]

So I finally got my laptop in the hospital , they found a nice blood clot in my entire left leg. Looks like I'll be spending Thanksgiving in the hospital, freaking sucks thought it was a sprain in my left calf but it turned out to be blocked all the way to the groin. Oh well, hope everyone has a good turkey day.

[SixShooter'00Camaro]

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Im sorry to hear that bro. I hope you have a speedy recovery.

[venom3300]

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man, you really have some tough luck.... glad they found it in time though. you'll me in my thoughts and prayers..... ya ole creep :P

[2.8 Bird]

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Are you currently taking any warfarin? What are they doing for the clot?

I bet they are treating you with heparin. That's a powerful blood thinner. Be careful with bumping into things it can lead to nasty bruises.

I'm glad though that they found that blood clot, because if it ever breaks off it can go to your lungs and cause pulmonary embolism, which can be very serious.

Take care of yourself. And, you're not the only one that won't be celebrating Thanksgiving. I have to be somewhere myself. God Bless.

[3.4grapeofwrath]

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Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry to hear about the clot but at least your in good hands. I'm sure the hospital will be serving turkey today.:omg:

[ssms5411]

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Taking Lovonox injections and Coumadin at the prsent time, but have had Warfin in the past. Will have some turkey dropped off from my mom and brother so I don't have to eat hospital food.lol

[Docta]

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Look on the bright side, it's your left leg so the lead foot leg is still intact. :)

Good luck and hope for a speedy recovery.

[ssms5411]

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Look on the bright side, it's your left leg so the lead foot leg is still intact. :)

Good luck and hope for a speedy recovery.

True, just talked to the heart DR. looks like they may do my heart surgery only 6 years too late.lol

[12secondv6]

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Sorry man - take care

[WarShrike]

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FWIW Warfarin = Coumadin. Nurses and physicians always talk brand, but in the pharmacy we use generic names primarily to prevent confusion.

Lovenox and warfarin/coumadin are both blood thinners, the lovenox itself is primarily used to help treat deep vein thrombosis/blood clots. We go through both of those meds like crazy in the hospital here.

Glad you're getting taken care of, hope everything goes well with the surgery!

[ssms5411]

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FWIW Warfarin = Coumadin. Nurses and physicians always talk brand, but in the pharmacy we use generic names primarily to prevent confusion.

Lovenox and warfarin/coumadin are both blood thinners, the lovenox itself is primarily used to help treat deep vein thrombosis/blood clots. We go through both of those meds like crazy in the hospital here.

Glad you're getting taken care of, hope everything goes well with the surgery!

Thanks, yeah I used to take Warfin 12mg. a day to keep my INR at 2.0 but got tired of taking rat poison every day.lol The damm lovenox is brusing my belly like crazy , I hate doing the injections.

[FirebirdGT]

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You still down in the valley? Or moved up to Chino?
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[2.8 Bird]

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Thanks, yeah I used to take Warfin 12mg. a day to keep my INR at 2.0 but got tired of taking rat poison every day.lol The damm lovenox is brusing my belly like crazy , I hate doing the injections.

Lovenox will definately leave a nasty bruise on your belly. Usually when you take this they make you skip the coumadin. Lovenox is used prior to some kind of procedure. But to use both would increase your INR. What's your INR now?

I figure they are trying to thin out your blood in order to dissolve your blood clot.

I hope they do a surgery on your heart soon so you can get off from some of those meds., but I think you might be on blood thinner (to some degree) for the rest of your life, even after the heart surgery.

[ssms5411]

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You still down in the valley? Or moved up to Chino?
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Still in the valley.

[Red&Black_Attack]

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Damn dude. Sorry about your luck. Hope you get better soon.