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Originally Posted by recluse
My uncle was discharged 72 hours after hip replacement surgery.
72 hours later he was dead from the blood clots which are expected after surgery.
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yeah, they scare the shit out of you about clots. take a TON of blood to check it for clotting. apparently I am a very good non-clotting patient. I didn't even have to do the self injections in my tummy. I do however take a baby aspirin every day and I guess I will have to do that for at least a year. also had to delay any non emergency dental work which was a bummer as I was in the middle of some major work that my original orthodontist had screwed up. oh well
but sorry about your uncle
