Edoxaban with liver cirrhosis

[ballie52]

Hi just a quick question to ask if anyone with liver cirrhosis is on Edoxaban!I have liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension and a few small varacies..but took a stroke last year and was put on anticoagulants due to AF

Was curious if anyone else is on anticoagulants that have varacies and portal hypertension!

[Yellowsydney]

Hi, I had varicies, two massive bleeds and portal hypertension, I had to inject deltaparin twice daily as I also had a clot in my portal vein which was stopping blood getting to my liver. I also had a very low platelet level. Yes it was a risk but important to thin my blood to allow it to flow round the clot and keep my liver going whilst I waited for transplant. My varicies were well banded before I began deltaparin and were checked regularly. Id also had a stroke due to massive blood loss from the varicies.Wishing you good luck with your recovery from the stroke, we just have to put out trust in our doctors.

Hilary xx

[ballie52 in reply to Yellowsydney]

Thanks Hilary for your response!Sounds like you were in a completely different situation with your liver disease than me!

Did you have your transplant?

I'm not that bad actually I'm well compensated and although I have portal hypertension and a few varacies that are small I'm actually doing OK

My stroke was the reason for anticoagulants and a diagnosis of AF

I was just curious to ask if anyone else with varacies has been put on anticoagulants!

Hope you are doing OK and things have improved for you now! 🩷

[Fabrica10]

My husband had drains of ascites, that procedure involves a small incision and attendant risk of bleeding. He had to stop taking it two days before a drain. Also a risk of varices bleeding. It was stopped altogether eventually.

[ballie52 in reply to Fabrica10]

Thanks Fabrica I do know with varacies it can be a risk but my varacies are small and i suppose the risk of another stroke because I have AF is greater so Edoxaban was prescribed long-term!I hope your husband is doing OK!

Hope you don't mind me asking why was your husband given Edoxaban?