Fate

[kalgs]

I had a successful ablation last September. Some weeks later I had a discussion with my EP and requested I came off anticoagulants. According to CHADS-VASc I’m at level 2 . Regardless, he agreed with my logic for coming off them.

Last Thursday walking my large dog I slipped . Broke fingers, major cut to mouth. A significant head injury. Thank goodness I’m not on anticoagulants. Risk is dynamic isn’t it ?

[CDreamer]

Sorry Kalgs but I’d much rather stay on anticoagulants- risk of stroke for me much higher than risk of bleed. I’ve had many falls & cuts and several broken bones over the last 8 years I’ve been on anticoagulants and takes a little longer to stop bleeds but nothing significant. I came off anticoagulants 12 months after successful ablation and had TIA.

[kalgs in reply to CDreamer]

I’ve already replied

[kalgs in reply to CDreamer]

And the anticoagulants may not have prevented it. I hope you are well.

[Hidden]

Obviously it’s an individual’s choice but folk taking anticoagulants will generally recover from cuts, scrapes and even broken bones, even if it takes a little longer. I’m not sure the same can be said about recovering from a life changing stroke……….

[kalgs in reply to Hidden]

Yes you are right . However, a head injury is different . There is a view amongst quite a few medical experts that if you no longer have AFIB there is no need to take anticoagulants. Obviously you need to know if you have AFIB again . I’m symptomatic when I get AFIB Anticoagulants don’t protect against all strokes.

The make it clear to anyone reading this I’m NOT trying to influence anyone . I was being philosophical. I know from my head injury I would have been in trouble

[Ppiman in reply to kalgs]

Bad luck on that fall. My wife fell a few weeks ago on a sunken manhole cover and broke her wrist - both bones! But I was thinking that only that with your fall you might have been in trouble, rather than "would have"? My elderly friend, who has permanent AF and takes warfarin, fell as I walked with him and fractured a vertebra in his neck, broke three fingers and badly cut his head. All was well.

Steve

[secondtry in reply to kalgs]

Agree with your approach. Hope all is healing up OK.

[kalgs in reply to secondtry]

Healing slowly. I feel mortal. I’m fit etc and walk the area I live in Wales everyday . Slipped and my German Shepard carried on walking with me holding the lead .Thanks

[Singwell]

Glad you're OK. P

[momist]

Not trying to rubbish your decision, but having watched my father in law take nearly 12 months to die after a fall causing a bleed in his head, I'd rather be anticoagulated and die quicker in an accident, and also avoid a stroke which is equally horrendous, to me.

[dmack4646]

Each to their own but I had a very serious fall which required 12 stitches with no problems on Apixiban

[kalgs in reply to dmack4646]

Well you are right. However , I had to have a CT scan . Look at my original post . It was one of those “ just think moments” which is exactly what the staff in hospital said .

[Lainie2875]

It’s not all about strokes, I was taken off warfarin after 6 months clear of AF then had a heart attack as the AF came back with a bang and threw a clot so never say never I will gladly take them for ever more than risk that again.

I was in a car accident with chest impact injuries on Rivoraxoban but was fine no bleed luckily

[kalgs in reply to Lainie2875]

Sorry to hear about your heart attack. As I said in my post it was a “ what if moment”. Of course not taking the anticoagulant didn’t cause your heart attack .?