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hip replacement for patients who had a thrombosis in the past
Hello,
my husband is waiting for hip operation, and I am worried so much because he had a thrombosis in the past and is taking the blood thinner Xarelto every day. It appears that doctors are not taking his condition much to account. They just told that he would stop taking the medicine a week before the operation, and be prescribed other one, less powerful. It would be very helpful to hear about the experience of anybody who undergone hip operation while taking a strong blood thinner.
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I had a DVT with pulmonary embolism and not on blood thinner at the time of surgery. Before my hip surgery I made sure the team knew that and after surgery, I was up walking and on a blood thinner. The team needs to take this seriously as during my stay in the hospital, they checked clotting time and then sent me home on the blood thinner injection. Granted, I had my clot after bunion surgery in 1999, but when I've had surgery over the years, the doctors treat me to stop a recurrence. Good luck to your husband.
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2 Reactions@melia7 Even though I was not on a blood thinner for previous clots, I have had 5 major hip surgeries, and EVERY time I was given blood thinner (Lovenox) injections right after surgery and for 7 days thereafter. I was not too happy about it because I bruised like crazy, but they told me I was a "calculated high clot risk." When my Mom had to stop her blood thinners to have a broken arm repaired, they did the same, then resumed her normal regimen immediately after.
Just be sure everyone is aware of the situation. The highest risk is when you get home, and he doesn't want to move because it hurts - I walked at least once an hour, every waking hour, did ankle pumps, and whatever else they told me to do, and I think in addition to lowering clot risk, speeded my recovery.
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1 ReactionI had three pulmonary embolisms one month following total hip replacement surgery. It was three days after I was to stop taking the prescribed baby aspirin. The blood clots were a traumatic experience for me, but I lived. Now I take Xeralto every day for the rest of my life because of an antibody that was found.
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It is very reassuring that other people have gone through the same experience as my husband will and are well now.
Thanks for your good wishes!
I understand your apprehension. I have a history of DVT w/ last incident occurring in 2022. That one was the worst one as i had clots in every major vein of my Lt leg but thankfully, no PE. I was prescribed Xarelto daily & wear compression thigh stockings every single day at the recommendation of vascular Dr.
I had a LTKR 8 weeks ago & was worried when Dr stopped the Xarelto. I was on a 10-day half dose Xarelto post-op & then resumed my full dose. His rationale was that he didn’t want massive bleeding into the knee joint.
When I was off the Xarelto pre-op, I pushed the activity- - walking, biking, heel-ankle pump, avoided prolonged sitting, etc & always wore the compression stocking during the day.
Happily, all went well. I wish the same for your husband! As recommended, everytime I saw the surgeon or his PA, I remind him of my DVT history as they tend to forget.