ENDO Messages for August, 2003: Re: Anticardiolipin and Heprin

Re: Anticardiolipin and Heprin

From: Alexandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Aug 13 14:43:19 2003

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At Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Sunny wrote: >
>At Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Rhena wrote:
>>
>>I am pregnat for the fifth time, had four miscrgs( on in the second
>>tri.). Fourth pregnacy doctor prscb. Heprin.in 8th week of preg., Baby
>>was born okay. My concern is that I dont have medical insurance and I
>>want to know if there is a chance that I may develope a blood clot. What
>>are the symtoms of DVT.
>
>Rhena,
>
>My condolences for your losses and the difficulties that you have faced.
>So happy that heprin worked and you finally have a healthy child. I
>also have anticardiolipid and lupus anticoagulent. I was diagnoised
>with this after a stroke at age 28. Two months after my stroke, I had a
>severe DVT and blood clot in my leg. The clot was in my entire upper
>thigh. You had asked about DVT symptoms. I felt an uncomfortable
>pressure (not really painful) in the crease of my upper thigh for a few
>days. Then a few days later, my calf quickly swelled up spontaneously.
>(Due to the clots,my blood couldn't be pumped from my leg and it settled
>in my calf. )I had a hard time putting pressure on that leg when I
>tried to walk. I rushed to the hospital and they did an ultrasound on
>my entire leg and diagnoised the clots in my veins. They then
>immediately installed a "green field filter" to prevent loosened blood
>clots from reaching my heart/lungs. For a few weeks, it was agony to
>walk on my leg and to even stand for a minute. I have never felt such
>pain. I am now on coumadin daily, which has dissolved the clots and I'm
>doing great. If I want to get pregnant, I will have to go on herpin as
>well. So, heprin or coumadin is essential to prevent blood clots. I'll
>have to take either medication for the rest of my life to prevent
>another stroke or clot. Exercise and drinking water is also important.
>
>Please let me know how you are doing. Hope your doctor put you on daily
>medication to prevent DVT or clots. If not, then at least take one
>aspirin a day, since it's a blood thinner. But, I recall my doctors
>saying that aspirin wouldn't be effective for me since I have those 2
>blood disorders, so I'm on coumadin. Get a second opinion if you're not
>on either herpin or coumadin!

this is a nother new thing for me. I also was diagnosed with anticardiolipin antibody. My left hand is always very sowllen. I was told that's not lupus even thought I have the clots and the antibody. I'm taking aspirine twice a day and is helping so far but still my hand is swollen. I"m depressed about that. I'm so affraid to have the nasty lupus. I'll go crazy after I feel such a relieve when my endo pain stop for the past 3 or 4 months now I have this. this is a situation to be frustrated. good luck!

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