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What Causes Severe Back And Hip Pain?
Hi my father had a neck Doppler done and was told he has a blocked artery and will be having surgery on Wednesday, in the meantime he has been put on plavix and is experiencing severe back and hip pain which he has never had in the past. Could it be the plavix causing his pain?
Wed, 17 Feb 2016
cannot say in his particular case without an exam. It is at least conceivable (but not very likely at all) that the increased bleeding associated with plavix causes some blood to accumulate in or around the spine irritating or compressing the spine or nerves. this is an acute serious condition needing immediate attention. An MRi would show it, but a regular CT probably would NOT.
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