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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Being on Warfarin since a heart valve replacement this really perked up my curiosity.
I’ve thought of having a clotting agent handy just in case but haven’t.
I’m all the time nicking myself or worse.


43 posted on 06/22/2015 9:01:18 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: Vinnie

Once they establish your healthy, normal range at the coumadin clinic, strange bleeding shouldn’t be a problem, but should be reported to the clinic ASAP.

This being said, UrgentQR, WoundSeal, BloodSTOP Hemostatic Gauze, and Medique Blood Clotting Spray are dandy to have around. There are other products specifically for nosebleeds.

The first two are small, plastic ampules with brown powder that you pour on the wound then use direct pressure - which means it is essential to have a timing device around, so you keep it up long enough.

I knew one man, also on coumadin, who also got the occasional bits of skin surged for either basal or squamous cells. He would be fine in the doctor’s office with no unusual bleeding. Then about a week later suddenly a gusher. That powder came in real handy. But he now has a notation in his file that after such surging, even a small wound must be closed.


65 posted on 06/22/2015 1:36:45 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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