AN Injection the day Before Surgery

blj5362 · June 19, 2006

My doctor has perscribed an injection for me to have the day before my surgery. I pick it up at the drug store and find a person I am comfortable with to give it to me or I can go back to my doctor. He told me what it was for but I can't remember and I can't read his handwriting to look it up on the internet. Anyone else have to have an injection the day before surgery.

the best me · June 19, 2006

Your best bet is to take it to the pharmacist and let him/her read it and tell you what it is. Is it B-12? I just can't imagine what the doc would have you be injecting the day before surgery? Yourself?! I'm interested in finding out what it is!

blj5362 · June 19, 2006

The spelling as far as I can tell is Leornox or something to that effect.

Elisabethsew · June 19, 2006

The medication is LOVINOX (dosage is weight based) and it's a blood thinner that is injected into the belly fat. It's similar to Heparin. Any RN or MD can give it to you. You will also likely get an injection prior to going to the OR and the morning after to prevent leg clots which could cause pulmonary emboli (lung clots). I hope that helps.

jess-band4/06 · June 19, 2006

I did not have an injection at home prior to surgery, but I am sure I had it at the hospital.

Jess

Sunta · June 19, 2006

I had Lovenox at the hospital on the day of surgery and I also had it for 30 days after surgery and had to give it to myself. I sure wish I only had one injection! It will burn for about fifteen minutes after you put it in, so you might want to take a pain killer as a preventative.

JulieLu · June 19, 2006

I had a Lovenox injection the day of surgery as well. Also I have a blood clotting issue so I also am taking one shot a day for 30 days after surgery. I took two shots a day for my entire pregnancy and never had a problem. I've also taken them in the past due to a blood clot. They never really have bothered me.

nan73 · June 19, 2006

Not the day before, the day of surgery and for 10 days afterwards. I was told that anticoagulant injections are pretty much standard for overweight patients.