Surgery and AF

[olqp]

If you need surgery for any condition is it safe with AF I was reading it can increase

your risk of stoke unless you are on blood thinners then there is risk of excessive bleeding.

[Hidden]

In the last 2 years I had to have 4 surgeries. Every time I had to stop taking my blood thinner several days before so I wouldnt have excessive bleeding. During that time I was more at risk for stroke. The actual surgery itself doesnt cause the stroke, but stopping the stroke preventative medications increases the risk. Happily all went well , no stroke here.

[10gingercats in reply to Hidden]

It does depend on which surgery is being proposed....is it an emergency.... and is the surgery really necessary if it is not an emergency.For many surgerical procedures these days they do not need to stop anticoagulants for more than a day or two or even at all. I had heart' surgery' while taking Warfarin....a lead through my groin to fix a hole in the heart. ButI was off Apixaban for two days ....no choice here.... several years later to 'fix' a broken hip due to an accident. read all you can about the precedure they advise for you and try and talk to the surgeon or his team about your options.

[Hidden]

I had knee replacement surgery in early November 2015. I stopped Warfarin s week before hand and as soon as I returned to my room and as soon as I had come round I was given two injections of Fragmin, a bridging anticoagulant. Later that evening I resumed my Warfarin and was home 3 days later.

No sweat, no problems whatsoever.

John

[Hidden]

You asked the same question 2 days ago and got 4 very good replies plus one from me! You did not acknowledge the answers so can you please confirm that you saw them......thanks

[Thomas45]

I had emergency surgery to remove my appendix over 2 years ago. For the first 12 hours I was recoagulated, then the operation took place at 2.30 on a Sunday morning. My heart rate went up over 200, so I was kept in hospital until it had fallen to 70bpm, an extra 2 days.

Last year I had 2 colonoscopies, the first was diagnostic while I was still taking an anticoagulant. That found 4 polyps and so I had them removed 3 weeks later after I'd been off my anticoagulant for 4 days. I chose not to have sedation or gas and air while having the colonoscopies. Both appointments meant about four hours in hospital each time. On the second occasion I went back on my anticoagulant the evening after the afternoon when I had the colonoscopy.

I have permanent AF.