stroke after 4 bypass
My father just had a 4 bypass surgery on October 27 he is 74 years old and in good health till this came about out of the blue.He smoked all of his life up till now and he ain't getting them anymore!!Anyway he returned to the hospital on November 14 due to a bleeding ulcer from the blood thinner they had him on.Now they say they can't give him a blood thinner due to he could bleed to death and if they don't give him the thinner he can have a stroke.My question is has anyone else had this happen? thanks Rose
In a message dated 11/18/03 9:39:50 PM Central Standard Time, eeyorebaby99@... writes: << Anyway he returned to the hospital on November 14 due to a bleeding ulcer from the blood thinner they had him on.Now they say they can't give him a blood thinner due to he could bleed to death and if they don't give him the thinner he can have a stroke What was the original reason for putting him on a blood thinner? Is he on an anti-coagulant such as Coumadin or an anti-platelet such as aspirin or one of the newer drugs? Does he also have a heart valve problem? Or Atrial Fibrilation? (rapid heartbeat) 'AL'