General Medical issues thread

[Quickstatus]

Risk of bleeding still high.

Lower than warfarin in most cases but higher than no blood thinners.

warfarin is specific to being post mitral valve repair, rather than the AF.

Yes, specifically metal valves, though not exclusively - some people can't do rivaroxaban.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Lower than warfarin in most cases but higher than no blood thinners.


Yes, specifically metal valves, though not exclusively - some people can't do rivaroxaban.

That’s what the big bucks you pay to the cardiologist are for.

 

[Pushka]

Xarelto isn’t currently reversible. That’s the main risk. Warfarin is. But as my mum died on warfarin just 6 weeks before my jugular vein dvt I was very pleased that they prescribed xarelto in the hospital.

 

[prozac]

Xarelto isn’t currently reversible. That’s the main risk. Warfarin is. But as my mum died on warfarin just 6 weeks before my jugular vein dvt I was very pleased that they prescribed xarelto in the hospital.

That's right and now you remind me the vascular surgeon said if I had an accident and had internal bleeding then there was no antidote to reverse the Xarelto function.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

I’ll preface this by saying I will speak to my GP but don’t fancy shelling out the $50 gap just now. Two years ago during an ultrasound for an unrelated matter a large stone was found in my gall bladder. As it was asymptomatic, I have chosen since then not to do anything about it (apart from declaring it on travel insurance and paying the surcharge). I’ve recently had hernia surgery and the surgeon painted a dire picture if I don’t have the gall bladder removed. He cited how on the previous Saturday whilst on-call he had completed three emergency gall-bladder removals with patients in perilous conditions. Now my ICU nurse daughter has told my wife that complications of the surgery can be serious and chronic e.g. diarrhoea. Do any fellow AFFers have experience?

 

[Seat0B]

I’ll preface this by saying I will speak to my GP but don’t fancy shelling out the $50 gap just now. Two years ago during an ultrasound for an unrelated matter a large stone was found in my gall bladder. As it was asymptomatic, I have chosen since then not to do anything about it (apart from declaring it on travel insurance and paying the surcharge). I’ve recently had hernia surgery and the surgeon painted a dire picture if I don’t have the gall bladder removed. He cited how on the previous Saturday whilst on-call he had completed three emergency gall-bladder removals with patients in perilous conditions. Now my ICU nurse daughter has told my wife that complications of the surgery can be serious and chronic e.g. diarrhoea. Does any fellow AFFers have experience?

Ah the old medical cough sandwich. I hope you can get enough info to make a sound decision @Gladstone Tim.

 

[Quickstatus]

Xarelto isn’t currently reversible

Yes it is but mostly avail in tertiary referral hospitals

Andexxa
Beriplex

 

[Quickstatus]

large stone was found in my gall bladder.

Gall bladder stones can block the drainage of the gall bladder causing bad infections necessitating removal. A large stone is not an issue because it can't block the drainage of the gall bladder. However the question is whether there are also smaller sized "gravel" that can.

The cons of gall bladder surgery are real. The cons of emergency gall bladder surgery (compared to elective) are worse