Hi,
I am Dr.Bruno. I have read your question with care and understand your concerns. Let me try to help you
Question : I would just appreciate knowing the options.
Answer : The way forward is to maintain his blood in such a level that it has enough anti coagulants to prevent
thrombosis in the veins, but not enough anti coagulants to cause a bleeding in the brain
There are few tests that will help us find about Blood Clotting
These are called PT,
aPTT, INR
You have to do Consult your doctor, do these tests, and titrate (increase or decrease the dose of his anti coagulant medications (blood thinner) so that the medications are enough to prevent his veins from clotting, but do not increase in the blood to such a level as to lead to bleeding in a brain
This looks tricky, but there are lots of people who are in the same situation and they are maintaining good quality of life by meticulous testing and adjustments of the doses
Hope you found the answer helpful.
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