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What Causes Bruises Post Heart Surgery?
My husband had open heart surgery over 19 years ago! The two scars where they had the tubes in are bruising real bad they are almost black and feel like they is a hardness behind the bruise of one now! He takes blood thinner every day to regulate his blood for the mechanical valve he has! Any ideas as to why this is happening?!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Post surgical wound healing can lead to such blackening. ... and due to blood thinner more prone for booking
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