Blood clots

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

Amy, wishing you well and a speedy recovery pronto!

[novam vitam 117]

This really is a bunch of ****! I hate that you are going through all of this! I had an allergic reaction once a few years ago, my face swelled up and I looked like Rocky Dennis from "Mask" never did figure out what it was from, do the docs think it was from your meds? How long we're you taking them before you swelled up?

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

Anybody out there?

I'm not feeling strong. This is starting to get to me.

Hey Amy. How are you doing? I hope things are progressing along in a positive way.

Stay strong! You've been such a strong positive addition to the forum. You're in my prayers. Feel free to reach out anytime!

Amanda Rae

[amytug 996]

This really is a bunch of ****! I hate that you are going through all of this! I had an allergic reaction once a few years ago' date=' my face swelled up and I looked like Rocky Dennis from "Mask" never did figure out what it was from, do the docs think it was from your meds? How long we're you taking them before you swelled up?

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Novam, the docs think it was either the Coumadin or the lovenox so they took me off both and put me on arixtra. The swelling started on day 3 of those 2 meds.

It was 140 for the shot because my ins wouldn't cover it. Went to my doc today and he has me on a blood thinner pill and 2 diff things to take the swelling Down.

Here is a really bad after nap shot of me from today. ( if it works)

[amytug 996]

Pantala I say the same thing. I did this to be healthy and now I just feel like an 80 year old woman, going to the dr. All the time and always having a new ailment.

This too shall pass.

[minimii 43]

How can you tell if you have a clot? What does it feel like? Symptoms?

first sign i totally ignored - bloody bowl movement

[minimii 43]

Pantala I say the same thing. I did this to be healthy and now I just feel like an 80 year old woman, going to the dr. All the time and always having a new ailment.

This too shall pass.

me too - and yes it will

[amytug 996]

Minimii, please remind me about your blood clot? Where t was, treatment, etc? We really should talk more.

I never had bloody stool.

[amytug 996]

the pain i was in reminded me of how i felt when i had galstones - VERY painful. they had me on lovenox 2x a day in the hospital' date=' but the way the script was written it was 4x a day at home . they took me off the warfarin/Coumadin pills while in the hospital because it appeared to be making my clots grow - plus the specialist prefers to wait after a month or two on the shots to change over to the pills. so next month i will be switching over to the warfarin pills, but for now he has me on fondaparinux 1x a day. when i go back next month they will do xrays and stuff to check if everything is going as planned.[/quote']

Reread

Seems like your drs are more on it than mine.

Went to the er w a reaction to warfarin or lovenox. Thy put me on arixtra, another shot.

Went to the dr. Yesterday and he seems to think all I need is xarelto. A pill. Who knows. I wish they would take this more seriously. Or maybe they are and I need to relax. There is no talk of X-rays or anything.

[minimii 43]

I will pm you

[minimii 43]

Here is the link to what I posted on vsg when I was in the hospital...

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/64259-blood-clots/

things kinda went like this...

Thursday - bloody bowl movement

Friday - sick, feeling pain in back & under ribs

Saturday - eat greasy food, get sick & dehydrated

Sunday - admitted to the hospital for dehydration

LINKS TO SOME OTHER POST I REPLIED TO ABOUT BLOOD CLOTS.....

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/73382-help-im-soooo-very-afraid-of-blood-clots/

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/73416-lupus-antigen/

[abetterme4.2 268]

Aaww Amy,

I'm so sorry you are going through all of this

Wishing you super speedy recovery!!

Hugs!

[Leleboo 104]

Hang in there Amy!

[onelessfatgirl 103]

So sorry to hear of your hospital stay Amy! Hoping for the best for you!