Oh, I remember the black and blue belly areas. Not very attractive, but it’s a pretty common side effect. No bikinis for you this summer! 🙃
I just read up on Enoxaparin and it has a good safety and side effect profile. Much kinder to the system than Warfarin.
There can be some bleeding at the injection site. Remember, it is thinning your blood to help prevent blood clots…which is more of a worry than tummy bruises. I promise, they’ll fade.
You may not be on it long term because it is being used in conjunction with the Revlimid and steroids. Are the steroids being tapered?
Truly, I know the frustration of being on so many meds that have side effects. I was a walking pharmacy after being diagnosed with AML and then the transplant. Before that, all I had in my medicine cabinet was Vit D3! So it was one heckuva shock to find it necessary to have a huge pill box! At one point during treatment, my husband counted; I had 18 IV bags piggy-backed feeding into 2 ports! You’re fighting a blood cancer and it’s going to take some strong meds to move you past this. Basically, inside your body is a war zone right now and you need the proper artillery to win this battle. ☺️ There will be some collateral damage. But our bodies are remarkable in resiliency. To look at me now you’d never know the toll those meds took at the time. But they got rid of the cancer and gave me a second chance at life. You’re shooting for that same goal!

When’s your next doctor’s appointment?