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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
I'm on blood thinners (aspirin and folic acid) and they don't have any side effects except they make you bleed easily (I had a sharp reminder of that when I cut the snot out of my right thumb Friday night and had to go to the emergency room to get the bleeding stopped). My Mama had to take Coumadin and she complained of hot flushes (not the same as hot flashes) but that was her only side effect. She took it for 10 or 20 years before she died at 88 so it can't be too fatal over a short term. If it were me, after seeing what happened to my Daddy after he had a series of strokes after knee replacement surgery, I would happily take the Coumadin. Daddy was in his seventies; you're probably young and should have no problems as long as you follow the doctors' instructions and don't worry about it.
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Dear Lady and Pholy:
Now I do not dread Coumadin so badly. Yes, I have read that you can cut yourself and it will not stop... but I should only be on it for 3-4 weeks and I will just stop my "6 knives in the air" balancing act. I am not young and that is the real problem. Twenty years ago I woulda laughed this off. Now, I suddenly am realizing I am not Unbreakable! I am, however, a damned good patient and I research the living hell out of everything until the facts scream for mercy.
Thank you so much! You two have eased my mind!!