Nose Bleeds

[LSurtees]

Hey all

I have been up all night and had three nose bleeds that have taken a while to stop. I am on Tinzaparin injections to thin my blood and reduce my blood clot. Anyone know if the nose bleeds are normal?

I'm back in hospital tomorrow for my next Rituximab infusion, should I be concerned?

Thank you in advance

Linds

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK]

Hi LSurtees ,

I would mention this when you are at the hospital. They may want to check your blood pressure and INR to see if either of these could be causing the nose bleeds.

[LSurtees in reply to Paul_Howard]

Thank you Paul

I have a list of new symptoms and have added nose bleeds. I also have appt with the anticoagulant team on Tuesday. Very anxious about it all, it really is overwhelming and I'm struggling to accept it all as well as trying to get on with day to day tasks

[Barnclown in reply to LSurtees]

Very much feeling for you. Courage. Take care...hope all goes smoothly...please let us know how you get on

🍀😘🍀😘 coco

[PMRpro]

Once you have a scar in your nose it is all too easy to set off another nosebleed and since you are on a low molecular weight heparin (Tinzaparin) - once you start to bleed it will be harder to stop, so in that sense, it is normal. It's a problem with pretty much any anti-coagulant medication though some are worse than others.