My doctor is wanting me to come off the blood thinners. I agree with him on this point. I am young and very active. Being on the blood thinners the rest of my life does not sound like a good option to me. The actual flow that is getting to my arm currently is about the thickness of a hair, so more than likely if I come off the thinners a clot would form. Have you had the surgery before? What was your outcome? I have no pain or any other symptoms except for the blood clot. Lots of people on here have said that their pain got worse after their surgery. I don't want to have new symptoms after surgery that were not present before.
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Originally Posted by chroma
Yeah I don't understand your Dr.'s point. Even if the compression is triggering the clot, wouldn't the anticoagulant prevent the clot from forming?
Plus my understanding is that "blood thinners" don't actually "thin" the blood. They just prevent clotting.
Is my understanding of all of this all wrong?
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