So Has Anyone Else Had To Do The Lovonox Injections

[chitowngirl 885]

My doctor makes all his patients do 2 weeks of Lovonox Injections to prevent blood clots. Urghhh... I just want to say how much I hate them. 2x a day. I hate it, can't wait until I can be done with that. On the bright side I guess its a small price to pay for a new lease on life.

[favoredone 590]

I had to do them once a day for 2 weeks!!! Hated it!! But it was so worth it!!

[BamaXpress78 21]

I was a little worried about the injections myself but it really was no where near as bad as blood withdrawal or even steroid shot. Luckily for me, my wife had just started nursing school and she was excited to have a guinea pig to inject for two weeks. Good luck, hopefully the time will fly by.

[Lissa 2,631]

I did them. Not a big deal. They do leave bruises, though.

[docangtx12 20]

I did heparin, 3 times a day x 2 weeks... Didn't hurt at all the first several days, then they really started to smart!!

[suzcomptime 17]

Hmmmm, nothing like that from my Dr. So many variations on pre, surgery and post procedures.

[teamthin 7]

I did the injections too. Once a day for 2 weeks...It was kind of wierd at first but after a few gos in became more natural.

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[rodswife 155]

I had to do them too but my tongue swelled up and I started my period and was soaking pads every 20 minutes. Im just 5 days post op and had to stop them. I've been walking around to avoid the blood clots. It didnt bother me to give myself the shots, it just bothered me that my tongue swelled up and I kept biting it. lol

[Mr_Worm 129]

They only gave me one injection before I left the hospital. None after that

[takingmylifebacc 21]

I did two times a day for 14 days....Not bad at all.

[diochick 40]

It sure is crazy how different each Dr is!! I had a heparin injection right before surgery and that was it.

[newtonya2012 6]

It sure is crazy how different each Dr is!! I had a heparin injection right before surgery and that was it.

I also had one right before surgery and that's it.

[carbgrl 119]

I think I had one while I was still in the hospital. I can't remember if it was before or after the surgrey. It is weird how different do things. I'm glad I didn't have to inject myself.

[Liberated Sleeve 148]

Had several injections while in the hospital but none at home.

[Wheetsin 714]

I was supposed to do Arixtra for 7 days, but I ended up having an undocumented allergic reaction to one of my meds, so they had no idea which it was... so they told me not to do the injections.

I also got a heparin injection during my pre-op preparation.

I'd told DH he was going to do the injections, and I think he psyched himself up (to be able to) so much that he was a little disappointed.