Did anyone get medication preventing blood clots after surgery ? Like to take home? I’m having cramps on my calves and I’m afraid that it might be something more serious like blood clots

Yes. I had to give myself injections for a week after surgery.

Yes. They gave me self inject shots of lovenox to take home at my preop visit. 2 shots a day for 2 weeks after surgery

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I also have had a couple since surgery. I was told by a family member who had the same issue after surgery that her surgeon had calf cramps included in his post surgical Q and A paperwork. It just stated to make sure to take your vitamins as directed as a deficiency of some can cause cramps.
As a general rule blood clots will hurt whether standing, sitting, kneeling or laying down. There is normally also swelling.
Everyone is different though. I know when I got my cramps in calf I upped my Powerade to get more potassium and that seemed to do the trick.

Same as above. I had bad leg cramps and went to the ER. They did an ultrasound which was clear. The cramps were from dehydration. They gave me fluids with electrolytes and things improved. But I would always rather be safe than sorry where blood clots are concerned, so I don’t regret the ER trip.

Yes, I had to inject myself in the tummy, effed it up on the first time and blew a blood vessel giving myself a beautiful bruise!

Yes, I had to inject myself in the tummy, effed it up on the first time and blew a blood vessel giving myself a beautiful bruise!

Its normal to see bruising where your giving yourself injections


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Did you ever get any answers to you cramping?