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Can I Continue Coumadin For Bruises On Arms And Legs After Being On Mechanical Aortic Valve?

hello. i currently take coumadin(15 years now) i have a mechanical aortic valve, i get my protime checked every 2 weeks and am usually on7 mg.i am 54 year old female. i bruise easy. and i woke up monday morning(yesterday) with little bruises all over and a huge one on my arm(i remeber my car door came back on it) sunday morning i woke up and my foot felt like it had a cramp in it. but its tursday now and it hurts. not black and blue tho. oh and yesterday my urine was pink. from previous expererience i believe my blood go to thin.(not sure haw tha happens). and im going to my dr. tomro to get pro time done. my question is the hurt foot related???
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.

You can continue with coumadin but get your clotting factor levels checked.

coumadin affects the clotting mechanism.

you can use oint thrombophobe to get a faster relief.

Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you

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Can I Continue Coumadin For Bruises On Arms And Legs After Being On Mechanical Aortic Valve?

Hello, Thanks for the query. You can continue with coumadin but get your clotting factor levels checked. coumadin affects the clotting mechanism. you can use oint thrombophobe to get a faster relief. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you