Hey all,

I met a woman and she asked me to post this question. Is there anyone out there who was on blood thinners prior to surgery and did this have any impact on their surgery?

Starting weight 319 7/5/07

surgery weight 314 8/30/07

current weight 289 9/28/07:clap2:

1st goal 40 lbs by 12/8/07 (my 47th b-day present)

I don't take them, but I was given a shot of Heparin during my prep.

My mother has taken Coumadin for many years, and when she has required surgery, they have given her a program to wean off her medication for a week or so prior to the procedure.

If she ever requires emergency surgery, maybe they'll just shoot her full of Vitamin K - who knows.

Thank you, I'll pass that on.

Val

Hey all,

I met a woman and she asked me to post this question. Is there anyone out there who was on blood thinners prior to surgery and did this have any impact on their surgery?

Starting weight 319 7/5/07

surgery weight 314 8/30/07

current weight 289 9/28/07:clap2:

1st goal 40 lbs by 12/8/07 (my 47th b-day present)

Anything that thins the blood, including aspirin, will be a factor in surgery. You really should discuss this with your surgeon.

I had to take heparn shots every 8 hours for 2 weeks before my surgery. I had to give them to myself in the stomach.

I didn't take any blood thinners prior to surgery. However, when I got to the hospital they placed these pump things on my legs they pumped up and down. I also received 5 blood thinner shots after surgery. (Not sure what i got during)

I also had the compression boots after surgery for a day. Post-op I was on Lovenox for 7 days, every 12 hours. I was told to stop taking anything that thinned my blood for 10 days pre-op.

My doc said to stop the blood thinner a week prior to surgery. He told me to go back on it a week after surgery, which I did. The problem now is that I can't stabilize the Protime readings and they keep changing my dosage. My Protime is either too high or too low. It's been just over a month now and we're just now starting to get a handle on it since I've been on mushies. I expect it will be difficult to maintain the proper range until after I am on real food, and my system stabilizes. Before surgery I was always right on, and never had to vary my dosage.

I had my pre-op appt today and Dr. Fox told me that they give you a shot of blood thinner before the surgery and use the foot pumps to reduce the risk of you forming a blood clot. Blood clots are very dangerous, even deadly in some cases. So that is also why they want you up walking about an hour after surgery, he said. Hope this helps!