Clopidrogrel and op

[Holiday12345]

hope this is ok to ask any one had hysterectomy while on Clopidrogrel tablets I’m stroke so on it for life. It’s the bleeding aspect of it I know I’ll have to stop 7 days before but it’s the afterwards. Had a bad hemmorage last year ended up in resus so quite frightening. So all things that make you bleed more terrify me now.

[annpavitt250448]

Not had a hysterectomy, but I believe they give you clot busting drugs after and you have to continue injecting them when you get home.

[Jako999]

Yep after any major surgery you will get injections to stop clots it’s usually about a week or two.

I had a tooth out yesterday and I thought oops I should of probably stopped taking my Clopidogrel but to my surprise a couple of hours and it had stopped.

Just because you’ve had a bad experience once doesn’t mean it will happen again, however you need to talk with your surgeon they will decide what’s best for you, you’ll also find they will treat you differently with lots of reassurance.

Good luck

[Holiday12345 in reply to Jako999]

yes I had a tooth out recently and thought I’d need to stop Clop but dentist said no he just put packing in and a stitch and it stopped after an hour or two. A wisdom tooth out before Clopidrogrel I don’t even think there was a drop of blood it just popped out and that was that.. phew.

I just a had a very prolonged and heavy nose bleed couple of weeks ago and now with heavy 5 week bleeding blood just freaks me out a bit how much extra you can bleed on these tablets. I think it’s just been sprung on me and I can’t speak to my consultant as he’s away for two weeks and my GP who deals with my cardio/bp/stroke stuff and is gynae expert and would reassure is away too. .. just my luck

. Thank you for u you our reply much appreciated

[Marvel3000]

Not on clopidrogel but edoxaban which I was told to stop 3 days before op. After the op they just put me straight back onto it so no injections needed. Fingers crossed all goes well for you 🤞

[Holiday12345 in reply to Marvel3000]

thank you

[Qualipop]

I had a hysterectomy 35 years ago; wasn't given any clot busting dr u gs but then I didn't have heart problems then. Can I please just warn you about one thing. It's possible they may try to fix your bladder so it doesn't prolapse later. They usually use mesh. Mesh causes until problems and pain and has been banned for use in many cases. Do ask if they intend to use it and if they say yes, insist on using your own body tissues to support your bladder. You may need a different surgeon who is capable of doing that. You may like to look at a Facebook page called Sling the Mesh to see just what problems it can cause. All my surgeon told me was "I've fastened your bladder back to your spine so you don't get a prolapse." He didn't ask me beforehand. I've had 35 years of constant unbearable pain where adhesions have attached my bowel to my spinal ligaments; it's now pulled part of my spine out of line. I'm in a wheelchair.

[Holiday12345 in reply to Qualipop]

Firstly I so sorry you’ve had to experience all these years of pain and problems due to this, that’s awful. I’m glad you’ve mentioned it though as I wouldn’t have known that could occur and I’ve heard of the problems it has caused people. I do not want anything inserted in my body as I react so badly to thing like that and medications. I’m glad I asked the question now so I know to check with my consultant rather than go into it blindly. Thank you so much for your reply much appreciated. Take care

[Qualipop in reply to Holiday12345]

I know it had nothing to do with clopidogrel but I felt I had to mention it as I feel so strongly about surgeons doing procedures they don't t ell you about. Mesh is much cheaper and easier to do so they still use it because not all have the ability to use your own tissue and it's a much more difficult procedure . My neighbour and I both had hysterectomies a week apart and both ended up with horrible problems. I now have a mild prolapse despite what he did and that pulls even harder on my spine. First I developed fibromyalgia within 6 months of the op ( auto immune disorders are common with mesh) then the spinal problems started because everything was pulling on my spine. I would sooner be incontinent from a prolapse than like this. They make a hysterectomy out to be a very straightforward procedure, easy to recover from. It's a big operation but it is easy to recover. However I was blamed for doing too much soon after and causing the pain myself.

[sevilla315]

I had an appointment with a haematologist when I moved from Ticagrelor to Edoxaban and she was surprised that I was not been briefed of some aspects such as needing to carry around a patient card with you 24/7 in case you end up in hospital and they administer more blood thinners. Also she said that if I ever get a bang on the head it was a 999 situation. I didn't know that and scary to think if I ever did what could have happened! 😨

[Holiday12345 in reply to sevilla315]

no one’s ever mentioned that thanks for posting. Think I’ll carry something to alert anyone, but I had read somewhere about the bang on the head to make way to hospital for a scan. I hate these blooming blood thinners/anticoagulants