Not good news, it just complicates things. One thing my blood problem is my platelets (make blood clot) are to sticky. Since you tried the first line of defense but it didn’t work, now they’ll have to bring out the big guy, TPA. The Thrombolytic drug also known as the Clot Buster. They try not to use it because of its side affect of causing bleeding since the blood (platelets) are less sticky.

If that fails, the only option they have left is to go in after it. I know this all is scary, I’ve been in the same situation twice. Once with the Pulmonary Embolism in my right lung, the other was even more terrifying to me when a large clot plugged up the opening to the stent in my left Atrial Chamber and the blood flow was almost stopped.

Your cardiologist should be talking to you about your opinions because a blood clot can be a life threatening situation. Then after the clot’s been removed, the doctor will have to find out what originally made the clot. My clot’s started in November, 2020, then another in January 2021, February 2021 and the last in March 2021. They worked on the one cause, I was making to much Estrogen hormone and a blood problem. I’m trying not to upset you but having going thru it myself, I know how you’re feeling. Personally, I chose the drug and they kept a close eye on me for any bleeding. I nicked myself with a knife and had to be rushed to the doctor to have s chemical coagulant applied to stop the bleeding. Please take care of yourself and let me know how things turn out. @becky1024

Thank you for your insight and experience. You're like a newly found support team member, which I badly need. My wife passed last October four days after my birthday, and now I live alone. No family here. That would be OK normally, but then these medical problems came up. Ah, the joys of getting old!!

Let me clarify. Following the installation of the watchman my friend was told he can then stop taking eliquis, that was the problem. He immediately went back on the drug no problems since.