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Al_Howard
Al_Howard Posts: 8,716 Member
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Saw your comment about the blood thinners. When I had my bypass, I had a couple incidents of A Fib, so they put me on anti-A fib med. That stuff is nasty. After discussions, we opted for the warfarin (probably for the rest of my life). f course my doctor's office is only 1.2 miles down the road, so a monthly INR check is easy.

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  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    I got Afib last September. My cardiologist put me on Eliquist and I don’t like the bleeding and bruising but it beats having a stroke.
  • mr_sandyman
    mr_sandyman Posts: 187 Member
    Guys,
    I've done the Warfarin trip when I had A-Fib years ago.('99-2013). Being a ginger, I tend to bruise easily anyway but when on thinners it is far worse. Doc has me on Brilinta so I don't need to take the INR tests. (Of course, now there is a home tester like for diabetes.)
  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,245 Member
    Like several of you I have A-Fib several years back. Mainly caused by obesity and sleep apnea which the sleep apnea is under control. My Cardiologist put me on Xarelto and while I also don't like it and it's expensive as all get out it does beat having a stroke. However all being said I'm still fight the obese thing. Some weeks things are great others not so much.

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