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tammymarie1971 · 06-10-2009, 08:38 PM

Hi Lida, I had a massive clot in my chest from my port about a year and a half ago, I gave myself fragmin shots for several months which cleared it up, I know you have to be careful of blood thinners and be very careful not to cut yourself and also tell anyone taking your blood that you are on blood thinners also in my info sheets it does say if you are on daily low dose aspirin for heart health reason you should continue to do so..81mg-325mg is the range for daily low dose, I don't know of any other precautions except for the elderly, but I would ask your pharmacist. I recently (last week) developed clots in the lungs and they have put a vena cava filter in and I am back to giving myself daily shots again. Take care

06-10-2009, 08:38 PM	#3
tammymarie1971 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 198	Hi Lida, I had a massive clot in my chest from my port about a year and a half ago, I gave myself fragmin shots for several months which cleared it up, I know you have to be careful of blood thinners and be very careful not to cut yourself and also tell anyone taking your blood that you are on blood thinners also in my info sheets it does say if you are on daily low dose aspirin for heart health reason you should continue to do so..81mg-325mg is the range for daily low dose, I don't know of any other precautions except for the elderly, but I would ask your pharmacist. I recently (last week) developed clots in the lungs and they have put a vena cava filter in and I am back to giving myself daily shots again. Take care __________________ Dx'd Dec'01 while 6mos preg. with #4. child (30yrsold)Mastectomy/AC chemo/radiation/ Recur:Mar'04 liver mets: 3 taxol/herceptin /liver resection/3 taxol/herceptin. Cured? Recur: May'05 spine & Hip. New onc treatment in Mexico Feb'06-Mar-06 back to Mexico June/July '06 Currently on herceptin/Zometa/Femara-recently added navelbine Switched to arimidex Nov'06 ovaries removed June '07 ca15-3 in May'06 was 102 ca15-3 summer of '07 holding steady at 23! ca15-3 slowly rising Dec & Jan 36, 38, 41 and Feb was 36 Feb '08 Liver, lung & Brain scan NED... bones are stable with even a couple spots gone. as compared with '06 scans May '08 ca 15-3 is 55. Treatment is zometa, vinorelbine, herceptin and aromasin. No signifcant changes. Feb'09 Started Xeloda with herceptin..no more hormonals Feb'09-June'09 tumor markers coming down again from 155 to 84 May'09 blood clots in lungs vena cava filter put in..Heparin shots daily for now.