I had to take Eliquis for two months in 2020 for a 6in clot in my left leg. Then I had a quad bypass..............
The surgeon was very interested in discerning "old" clot vs "new". It's old, but pretty long. A quad bypass is a significant bit of surgery. My oldest son had 4 open heart surgeries. Two for subaortic stenosis. Two placing artificial valves (aortic/mitral), adding a band around the tricuspid and a "pig patch". I can appreciate the recovery time that goes with that.