So my grandmother, who is 82, broke her thigh bone and as everyone told me and my family that the bone at that age doesnt grow that good and scared us. but it started to heal .. only after a month.. and is STILL healing..but now because of her injury he started to get this weird pulling/tightening feeling on her lower parts of her legs which i belive is the DVT deep vein trombosis... and the only treatment that i found is either surgery with a filter or.. medication.. i found heparin medication thats supose to make the clogs smaller.. i was just wondering since my granmother had blood problems when she was younger so is there any way i can find out if she can take it or if she shouldnt because my grandma is in europe and its hard to get the same good pills there....
2007-01-25 12:18:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
without knowing what those "blood problems" are, there's no way to be certain if heparin is OK. i will tell you however that heparin is exceedingly safe when used correctly, and it's very commonly used to treat DVTs without undue problems.
there is a rare disorder called HIT or heparin induced thrombocytopenia, which is where heparin causes destruction of platlets (one of the cells involved in forming blood clots) and could lead to excessive bleeding. but like i said, that's very rare.
2007-01-25 12:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by belfus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heparin only prevents clot formation, and does NOT aid the breakdown (thrombolyisi) of old clots. It is used pre- or post-operative for this. Also, I understand that you have got hold of some oral haparin medication. Heparin taken orally is broken down by the gastric acids and is useless. As such, it is given as an intracutaneous injection (never intramuscularly) in forms such as Calcium Heparin. Your grandmother will need treatment for her DVT, other than heparin, which could be administered to prevent the formation of further clots, if she is still pretty immobile. Best of luck!
2007-01-25 20:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by alphaone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your grandma some castor oil and ice packs and heating bottles for this.
magnets off the fridge is good for pain too.
Elevate the lower legs will help alot.
Motrin may have the inflamation, she may need a pepcid ac under the motrin.
grannys are tough at that age.
2007-01-25 20:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get her the best dr we cant help you..
2007-01-25 20:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by gypsygirl731 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋