A year after 2 stents I have been told I will be on clopidogrel and aspirin for life.Apparently the foreign bodies I had put in could cause clotting and so strokes or heart attacks without those drugs.
I had thought users on this site had come off clopidogrel after a year.... I'm disappointed I suppose. Are any of you on these drugs for life please?
If I were in your position, I would ask why it is thought that your stents present a greater risk than those in other people. You are owed an explanation.
As you say, Clopidogrel is usually stopped after one year. I have a higher than normal Homocysteine level which puts me at higher risk of having blood clots, but I was taken off Clopidogrel.
Thankyou, I thought it may be that my stents are in my renal arteries but I shall definitely seek an explanation.
my husband was on Clop for 12 months after stenting. Five years later he had to be restented and from then on it’s Clop and aspirin for life.
NICE guidance is that it depends on individual circumstances and the consultant concerned.
Yes, it seems I'm in that category...thankyou.
My husband had his second stent last year.He has a strong family history of heart disease, he has now been prescribed clopidogrel for life.
You might have more joy if you post on the Kidney forum? Being on these medications is better than having a stroke or other cardio event? Most people on here will be on a blood thinner of some description, for life.
I can't find a kidney forum, is there one? That would definitely be helpful, thankyou.
Thankyou! Very much appreciated!
I've been 2 blood thinners since 2011, when I had to go off them to have knee replacement I had another heart attack. Everyone is different and you just have to go with what they say. All the best. Take care. Moni
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