Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Just want to chime in here. The medication you're speaking of and others like them, are not blood thinners. There's nothing which can thin any ones blood. They are anti-coagulants. The drugs works to de clot the blood not thin it. I know this a mis conception of many people. Julia Graber Girl By Julia Julia Graber Cregger RN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Julia, I stand corrected. I'm just going by what my doctor calls it. I'll try and say anti-coagulant from now on. Bill Julia Creggar wrote: > Just want to chime in here. The medication you're speaking of and > others like them, are not blood thinners. There's nothing which can > thin any ones blood. They are anti-coagulants. The drugs works to > de clot the blood not thin it. I know this a mis conception of many > people. > > Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Julia Creggar wrote: > Just want to chime in here. The medication you're speaking of and others like them, are not blood thinners. There's nothing which can thin any ones blood. They are anti-coagulants. The drugs works to de clot the blood not thin it. I know this a mis conception of many people. > > Julia > Hi Folks... Julia is correct...they're really anti-coagulants, which is why folks with bleeding problems have to watch out.... Trouble is, even the Docs call em " blood thinners " ....<G>... In fact, that drug therapy for clot stroke folks with 3-4 hour window is like an anti-coagulant on steroids, called a " clot-buster " .... In addition the window for giving the therapy, the med folks haveta be sure the stroke is not due to a bleed of some kind.....the other major kind of stroke..... Giving a clot-buster therapy to that kind of patient kinda a disaster.... -- Gary W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) http://www.facebook.com/Le.Hermite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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