@nitwit I am pleased you think so. 😀 Look, the medical establishment has 'standards of care'. Sometimes they could use a bit of a re-think, which the 'colleges' are supposed to promote as part of their professionalism. I would hope they'll admit that statins need a more sober look before long. But, as far as apixaban, rivaroxaban, and dabigatran are concerned, they work well. People fear 'bleed-outs', but the fact is if you get into that kind of situation, you're in a bad way even without a DOAC coursing through your veins. It's one of those things that happens so rarely that the risks of a stroke override what should be a rational decision to reduce one's risk of a stroke. Strokes happen too.....you know. And they are virtually never salutary. They can be catastrophic. So, it's a managed risk. Like marybird above, I have been cut and thwacked numerous times in my nearly nine year history with Eliquis. Fallen off my road bike, cut myself, jabbed myself, walked too close to a corner around a countertop and gouged my waist, leaving bruises. But, here I are, typing away madly on a keyboard trying to convince you that a stroke is a far worse prospect than taking a DOAC....maybe even for life.