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jokerman

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More concerned on bruising you should be. You'll get herandous bruises from the slightest bump
Spot on!
My oldest Brother passed out on a 4 mile walk. Went home and passed out again and bruised his back side .
He is on blood thinners and I feel he went for his walk dehydrated and just taken his meds.
He turned 74 and the absolute worse thing he does is drink diet soda from time to time. Never smoked or drank any alcohol. My SIL feeds him only healthy things his whole life with her.He is a semi retired attny who walks every other day for years.Was in rehab for over 9 days his bruising was that bad.
 

BrassNwood

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Veteran
Yeah - the head-honcho-heart-sparks-bloke came by ta see me - and told me that I required a pacemaker fitted - and the blood thinning drugs that are part of the package -

So the Cardiac Muscle Extravaganza - continues - (when will it ever end?)

With you blazing trail on the cardiac storm front I'm a lot less anxious about my own upcoming "Aortic endovascular prosthesis implantations" Resistance is Futile... Still working on donating a pint of my own 10-30wt and I'll be rattling some cages today.

I need an official letterhead document with my primary care doc's real live signature on it stating I'm in good health and donating won't kill me. Sheesh. Then that gets sent to the surgeon's office, they stamp it and send to the Red Cross, and the RC contacts me with a place and time to donate.

No chance or places for this to get screwed up and stalled right? Heh like hell. Been down this road before. I drive by the VA Hospital twice a day or more so stopping in won't be any trouble at all. I'll just be a pest until I get my way. Helps I know the Docs nurse (male) Ryan's phone number.
 

oldfogey8

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It's not so much about the pacemaker that so riles me - it's about having to take any drugs that don't get me high - plus blood thinning drugs - mean that you don't clot if punctured - so it's like making yerself a haemophiliac - you have to be so careful not to get just a little nick or even paper cut - ' cos it ain't gonna clot and heal like it normally would right? - seen my old Dad with this problemo - everywhere he went was like a bloody crime scene -
I have been on blood thinners for nearly 15 years. I had a clot in my subclavian vein twice due to a genetic anomaly. I get nicks, cuts, bruises, you name it. I even hit my finger with a hatchet. Cut clear to the bone(not sure how I stopped it before I amputated the finger😂). Just wrapped it up pretty good(should’ve gotten stitches probably) and I am still alive snd kickin’… I don’t know if there is a different INR target(the range of the test showing how thin your blood is) for pacemaker recipients than what my target is but I wouldn’t be concerned. They give you scary scenarios(one that made me laugh is if I bump my head, no matter how insignificant, I should go get checked for a brain bleed. I don’t and I bump my head on stuff at least weekly. They want you to stop drinking as well. I don’t drink a lot but I have a cocktail or three from time to time and haven’t bled out. Your results may vary obviously but many people live normal lives on blood thinners.
 

jokerman

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Premium user
I have been on blood thinners for nearly 15 years. I had a clot in my subclavian vein twice due to a genetic anomaly. I get nicks, cuts, bruises, you name it. I even hit my finger with a hatchet. Cut clear to the bone(not sure how I stopped it before I amputated the finger😂). Just wrapped it up pretty good(should’ve gotten stitches probably) and I am still alive snd kickin’… I don’t know if there is a different INR target(the range of the test showing how thin your blood is) for pacemaker recipients than what my target is but I wouldn’t be concerned. They give you scary scenarios(one that made me laugh is if I bump my head, no matter how insignificant, I should go get checked for a brain bleed. I don’t and I bump my head on stuff at least weekly. They want you to stop drinking as well. I don’t drink a lot but I have a cocktail or three from time to time and haven’t bled out. Your results may vary obviously but many people live normal lives on blood thinners.
my Brother was the exception☝️he is not normal😊
 

SubGirl

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420club
Good morning everyone and happy earth day.
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Hope all y’all are making it thru another day with minimal complaints. I gotta clean my tent today so the new plants can move in. But first another cup and another spliff. ✌️🥰
 
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