I am on apixaban (generic Eliquis) and I am having severe hip joint pain in both hips. It is now 4:37 a.m. and I have only gotten 3 hours of sleep so far because of the pain. I took two 8 hour Tylenol about 4 1/2 hours ago but it is not reducing the pain. I was on Xarelto for awhile but I kept having bleeding from the bowel, so I was switched back to apixaban. I have discussed other options with my cardiologist. He says I need to continue taking a blood thinner or get the watchman product inserted into my heart because of my history of stroke and also the A-fib can come back any time. I used to have intermittent A-fib and I had a stroke and lost my speech 12/17/23, but fortunately it was reversed when the local ER gave me TPA and I got my speech back. I had an ablation done 2/14/25 and have had no A-fib since.
I was on Eliquis for 2 years after the stroke and had some hip pain but not this severe. If I go for the Watchman Product, I will still need to be on a blood thinner for another 6 months (3 or 4 months waiting to have appointment with the electrophysiologist MD), and then continue with blood thinner for another 3 months after that. My cardiologist says there is a much higher risk for bleeding on warfarin. So, I feel stuck not knowing what to do. Any comments or suggestions?