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Blood thinners question

Posted by Carol in Ontario, Canada @cajmorrison, Aug 4 10:48am

Hi, I just started a blood thinner due to recently diagnosed AFib, it's been about a week so far.
This time last year, at the beach on Lake Huron, 🇨🇦, I slipped and fell back, whacking my head on rocks. All healed well, but I do have a dent in my skull.
So, today, I have an achy throb, right where the dent is... could this be caused by my blood thinner? 🤔

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gloaming | @gloaming | Aug 5 6:25pm
In reply to @richey "You can have your left atrial appendage closed off surgically. That is where over 90%+ of..." + (show)
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You can have your left atrial appendage closed off surgically. That is where over 90%+ of blood clots form re: afib. There are "devices on the market now, ( the Watchman", and a few others) that plug the opening but they must be sized right, installed right, blood thinners while skin grows over the device to "seal it" and a blood clot could form on the device itself. ( just a money maker in my opinion).
I had mine closed surgically during an open heart surgery and am just taking Plavix and baby aspirin which I tolerate well. Too many side effects from all these DOAC's and anti arrythmic drugs. $$$?

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Yes, for some the Watchman is unsuitable, so they 'clamp' the LAA closed. Again, it must be proven to be sealed from leakage or the patient still has a risk of clotting and will be strongly advised to remain on a DOAC.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-68441-8_13

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mbixler | @mbixler | Aug 6 12:40pm

Call your doctor. They won’t think you are being reactionary, as you are new to this. No one can answer your worries with any degree of certainty, so touch base with your doctor.

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