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Recovered From Anal Cancer. Breathlessness, Heavy Chest. Should I Take Warfarin Every Night?
I am a recovered anal cancer patient while under chemo and radiation my doctor don t tell me to stop my hormones so I got a blood clot in. Y right lung and right side of neck. Now I have shortness of breath and my chest feels heavy to sure if it is anixiety or block arteries or damage in my lung from the clot. I gained 30 lbs during my treatments and I want to start the HCG drops but not sure if I should I take 10mg of warrfin every night
Fri, 23 Nov 2012
You have to start low molecular weight heparin first like enoxaparin then overlap it with warfarin with starting dose of 2.5 mg per day. Which hormoneareyou on and why?
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