The correlation between breast cancer and estrogen related ovarian cancer is being studied, and the theory is if they work for breast cancer patients, they may work for estrogen related ovarian cancer, as well. For me, Aromasin has kept my cancer stable for the last 9 months.
I encourage you and your mom to speak to her doctor regarding trying a different Aromatase Inhibiter IF Femara doesn't seem to work for her, or causes side effects.
There are an estimated 300,000 people in the UK with chronic Hepatitis C. The disease progresses much more quickly in some patients than in others and around one in five of those infected will develop cirrhosis.
Treatment to clear the infection is currently effective in only around 50 percent of patients and can have considerable unpleasant side effects such as fatigue, nausea and depression.
Some surgeons request that a patient not be on plavix or warfarin at the time of surgery in order to minimize the risk of bleeding. Traditionally, the effects of plavix on platelets is minimal after 5 days. Usually, blood clots normally about three days after taking warfarin. This is quite variable and can be confirmed by a blood test (either checking INR or prothrombin time), prior to surgery.
If a patient on warfarin has a condition, such as a stomach ulcer, that makes anticoagulation undesirable, then any bleeding of the ulcer might be considered a side effect of warfarin. There is also an unusual but real conditon called warfarin necrosis, in which the skin ulcerates and sloughs off, but warfarin necrosis is pretty much unmistakable, and it doesn't sound like your father has that.
m off warfarin. I will be on warfarin for the next 12 months due to a carotid artery dissection on the same side as the lipoma.
I'm curious if a lipoma can be diagnosed without a biopsy. I would hate to wait 12 months only to find out its cancerous and has been spreading. He offered to allow me to have an ultrasound to rule out cancer. I found a radiology website that said an ultrasound may only be used to identify whether a mass exists but not to characterize the mass.
I have on many occassions stopped my warfarin for medical procedure reasons. I take only 5 mg a day. So, in my exlperience on can stop "cold turkey" without any problems other than an increased chance of blood clots and storke. I have several risk factors, oncluding permenant AFib, so I have no choice. I do not have many side effects from Warfarin, but I am on less than half the dose you are taking.
Do discuss with your doctor at your earliest, surely within a week or two.
(As a parallel example, a proposed replacement for warfarin was recently halted in testing because it produced fatal intracranial bleeding in some patients during testing - bleeding strokes. That drug was called idraparinux. My point is that anticoagulants are known for causing bleeding. Warfarin is an anticoagulant.)
Take care, I hope you can find some measure of peace some day.
s office contacted the cardiologist and they agreed I could go off Plavix for seven days prior to the biopsy. At this point, I am more concerned about a blood clot in my stents than breast cancer. Is it safe for me to discontinue Plavix? Which is the greater risk, bleeding from a needle biopsy or a possible blood clot as a result of stopping the Plavix? Thank you for any advice you can give me.
In spite of the fact that I am 78 years old and have a moderately leaky mitral valve I was recently put on Pradaxa because of my Afib. What effect does Pradaxa have on the mitral valve?
I also wanted to mention that one of the doctors told me that there will likely be alternatives to warfarin in 5 to 10 years. The same goes for heart surgeries (ie: new minimally invasive techniques). Changes in future technology may be a factor in your decision.
Do a lot of internet research to help you with your decision. Whatever you decide, I wish you the best!
37 for placebo (10). In a study of 11 patients on stable warfarin, INR increased after 4 days of taking APAP 4 g/day increasing the risk of bleeding (7). A 72-year-old man was on acenocoumarol, chronically self-medicating with APAP 1 to 2 g/day for low back pain. His INR was stable at 2.5, but when APAP was stopped his INR dropped to 1.62. Two weeks later, he restarted APAP and the INR climbed to 2.0 over 4 weeks (5).
Loading doses of warfarin are not warranted and may result in bleeding complications. Interactions with other drugs must be considered, and therapy in elderly patients requires careful management. Current dosing recommendations are reviewed, and practical guidelines for the optimal use of warfarin are provided".
Hope this helps, and if you have any further questions or comments you are welcome to respond. Thanks for your question. Take care.
Thanks. Appreciate your comment. I had intended to check with Doctor here first. It would be very interesting if there has been any research done into this issue with for example, folks taking only asprin or natural blood thinners against warfrin.
Kind regards.
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