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Heparin is an anticoagulant. It is used to decrease the clotting ability of the blood and help prevent harmful clots from forming in the blood vessels. This medicine is sometimes called a blood thinner, although it does not actually thin the blood. Heparin will not dissolve blood clots that have already formed, but ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 83 |
99% |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | 69 |
96% |
| Miscarriage | 2 |
100% |
| Antiphospholipid Syndrome | 3 |
100% |
| Pregnancy | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 98% (160
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I had to present as a cardiac patient for them to detect my PE and I have been having horrible nightmares about collapsing in front of my children. I am sore and fatigued from the shots to the stomack. I am going back to the cadialogist today for my first followup and I do not know what to expect.
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Not sure what is happening or what is going to happen.
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Moves the pain around. 120mg daily injection.
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No side effects to speak but treatment was only 4 weeks ago and I had 8 injections in 3 days. Seems to be better and the swelling went down. My right leg still hurts most the time
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Diagnosed with DVT and Factor IV Leiden in 2006. Took shots while I was pregnant to prevent clots in my placenta and elsewhere. Continue to take 2 shots a day until my hormone levels get back to normal.
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Phosphocardiolipid antibodies (Thrombophelia). I will start the shots when I become pregnant.
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Scary , I afraid of needles and here I was having to give myself shots . I only could do it for the sake of finally being someones mommy .
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nope didn't work. I had an allergic reaction to it
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Had allergic reaction
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I have taken Heparin before a LONG time ago and now that I am pregnant, they have put me on it. I am sitting here looking at these needles and the do... [More] -
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ah, this post is called heparin, thats where i got confused... again, sorry [More] -
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ooops! sorry, didn't read your post properly - yes, to second what flipperclot said, it is heparin that is effected and not our usual "at home... [More] -
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Heparin IS NOT warfarin or lovenox. Warfarin is the same as Coumadin -oral anticoagulant. Lovenox is same as Low molecular weight heparin. Heparin ... [More] -
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hey there, Dero posted a topic on the DVT bored about it. not sure if your a member of that community, but you can still read it. think its still on t... [More]
