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Re: Anticardiolipin and HeprinFrom: Shanille (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Sep 19 18:33:29 2007
At Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Alexandra wrote: > >At Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Sunny wrote: >> >>At Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Rhena wrote: >>> >>>I am pregnant 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! Hi My name is Shanille. I have gone through frequest miscarrages also as a result of the anticardiolipin syndrome. I have had 3 misscarages and had twins prematurely at 22 weeks. I insisted that doctors perform tests to figure out why I kept having so many losses. they informed me that I had to have a total of 3 miscarrages for them to do tests and the twin pregnancy didnt count as a misscaraige. I got preg after the twins about 2 months later and loss another twin preganancy. I was told tht I could finally have the tests done and they found the disordr i my blood. Its a shame that you have to loose so many babies for doctors to take notice. I am now trying to become pregnant again and am a lttle worried about the side affects of heprin on the baby if I do. I also wasnt prescribed anyting to take it the meantime. Should I be taking anything now? if anyone knows please let me know I would apprecciate it.
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