@carolm25 I'm with you. I am on Eliquis because of an extensive blood clot in my leg that needed surgery and have a genetic clotting gene. My hematologist is insisting I have to stay on it the rest of my life. I bumped my head hard about 4 months ago, and I went for a CT scan of my head, which didn't show anything, but it is still sore, and I can't put ice on it cause I have a rare disease Cold Agglutinin Anemia. I notified the hematologist office on Friday about the red spots on my body but it wasn't until yesterday evening when an NP called me back. She wants me to go get a CBC today to check my platelets. I'm very disappointed that the hematologist didn't contact me. He is usually very prompt. Maybe he is sick or out of the office. And like you, I am in fear of bleeding to death. I had even asked him a couple of month ago when we would decrease the dosage and he said no, I need the total amount. So I guess I will wait again to find out what my blood work shows. Just frustrating to wonder if the chances of another blood clot is higher than the chances of bleeding to death.