Hardly as knowledgeable as gloaming, as a layman I wondered for what condition were you taking Eliquis, a blood thinner? Is it wise to have been on it at all preceding a “cutting” procedure? And the rule is that only the Eliquis prescriber should say when to stop it. Who was that? I took E. for a full course due to a leg clot. Yes it sucks but the clot disappeared completely in weeks. Might your healed H. have developed a hemorrhage that burst on straining? (Cleveland Clinic). Our 34 YO daughter has AFiB and is recommended and is considering the new Maze procedure. Please get better. We’ll pray for that.
@windyshores I have the dilemma of wether or not to continue Eliquis. After a routine hemerroidectomy I restarted my Eliquis and 4 days later had severe recital bleeding, requiring a 4 day ICU stay and 3 blood transfusions. No doctereill tell me when to start the Eliquis again I have not been in AFib for 2 years and am trying to figure out what to do! Watchman has been suggested. As for now I will stay off another week til I try to be my own doctor and figure it out!!
@terrigfield You mention a situation that I have yet to see mentioned in these groups. The process of reversal of Eliqus in an emergency situation. From what I've seen Eliqus is still working 24 hrs after the last dose. What little I have been able to read about the reversal agents available it doesn't sound that readily available and also not that fast acting like the one available for Coumadin. I've gotten to keeping a Quick Clotting kit in my car in hope that I would be able to use it if necessary.
So as good as it is in preventing clots there is another side to it like anything else in life.
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Hardly as knowledgeable as gloaming, as a layman I wondered for what condition were you taking Eliquis, a blood thinner? Is it wise to have been on it at all preceding a “cutting” procedure? And the rule is that only the Eliquis prescriber should say when to stop it. Who was that? I took E. for a full course due to a leg clot. Yes it sucks but the clot disappeared completely in weeks. Might your healed H. have developed a hemorrhage that burst on straining? (Cleveland Clinic). Our 34 YO daughter has AFiB and is recommended and is considering the new Maze procedure. Please get better. We’ll pray for that.
@terrigfield You mention a situation that I have yet to see mentioned in these groups. The process of reversal of Eliqus in an emergency situation. From what I've seen Eliqus is still working 24 hrs after the last dose. What little I have been able to read about the reversal agents available it doesn't sound that readily available and also not that fast acting like the one available for Coumadin. I've gotten to keeping a Quick Clotting kit in my car in hope that I would be able to use it if necessary.
So as good as it is in preventing clots there is another side to it like anything else in life.