littlebug42 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 4 hours ago, TravelingChris said: I am surprised that it is just aspirin. I thought most people with either genetic issues or actual physical issues needing blood thinning are put on blood thinners. I guess the thought is that she doesn't need such a strong thinner? Or is it more aspirin then they usually recommend for people to prevent heart attacks? If they feel there may need to be a neurointerventional procedure at some point for clots in brain, some of the stronger blood thinners can't be reversed in time for emergent procedures. You have to wait for them to work out of your system and that can often be too long for intervention to be effective. That may be why they are sticking to aspirin - so they can get in there quickly if they need to do so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 14 hours ago, littlebug42 said: If they feel there may need to be a neurointerventional procedure at some point for clots in brain, some of the stronger blood thinners can't be reversed in time for emergent procedures. You have to wait for them to work out of your system and that can often be too long for intervention to be effective. That may be why they are sticking to aspirin - so they can get in there quickly if they need to do so. Yes, that is true but if they think surgery will be suddenly scheduled, they put you on shots- either of Lovenox (a heparin product) or Arixtra ( if you are allergic to Lovenox, like I am) and both of these are in generics but spellings are more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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