Did any of you get sent home with Levinox Injections to give yourself after a band to sleeve or just sleeve? I really am apprehensive about doing this and don't see the need in it but husband is not happy about my decision to forego the injections.

Good! No way I would have been able to do them myself. My wife was kind enough to give me all of the shots I needed. The one that really hurt was when she got my credit card bill.... wonder why that was? Lol!

6 hours ago, #BirdDog said:

Good! No way I would have been able to do them myself. My wife was kind enough to give me all of the shots I needed. The one that really hurt was when she got my credit card bill.... wonder why that was? Lol!

I like that

Yes I got sent home with those shots too. Probably because of complications I had during surgery. It is too important to not take these shots. A blood clot post surgery is a real possibility.

I got the lovenox to take home also. I've been doing it for 5 days already. It's so much easier than I thought it would be. I don't even feel it. The needle is tiny. I spent time before surgery worrying about it. In retrospect worrying was the biggest waste of time.

Thank you all for kindly responding. I did speak to my dr about it yesterday. He said it was just precautionary and he just does everything he can to prevent clots. If I don't do them most likely I'll be fine but it's more like insurance. He still suggested I do it. But if I choose not to then ok. I still feel guilty for not doing so I may to get at least a few in during the time frame. I am already very active so I know that helps. Weird thing is I'm not afraid of needles. Idk what's holding me back. I think it's trying to do it to myself. I'll see if it's easier letting my husband do it. Thanks again!

It's better for me when someone else does it. I totally get that! The risk of thinning your blood to a dangerous level is much lower than the risk of developing a clot. Once you have a clot you'll be on blood thinning meds for a minimum of six months. So these few shots could potentially save you months of Coumadin (not to mention the weekly blood draws to make sure your blood it in range). Gotta think long term. It's a dangerous thing to roll the dice with. I NEVER thought I'd develop a clot, yet here I am.
Anyway I'm not trying to lecture you just trying to help you be safe.

Thank you all. I need up only doing one shot. In retrospect I wish I hadn't made such a big deal about it but the time I needed them has now past. Fortunately I did not develop a clot.