Baby Aspirin And Heparin Daily With Gastric Sleeve Surgery?

[Slim by Sleeve 17]

Just found out yesterday I'm 5 weeks preggo. I'm 14 months out from sleeve and have lost 138lbs! This pregnancy is a total surprise as we TTC for seven years pre-sleeve. During our years of TTC, we discovered I have MTHFR which is a blood clotting factor that can cause miscarriage (I had 2) if blood thinners are not taken during pregnancy. My sleeve surgeon has always advised staying away from NSAIDS due to risk of stomach bleeding, but now I have to take 2 heparin injections daily plus a baby aspirin which is a NSAID. Has anyone else been on this regimen of meds after sleeve? Should I be worried about stomach bleeds or just pop a PPI daily to try to protect my sleeve?

[Shoppingbeemom 31]

Congatulations! What a blessing! I can't help with the asprin issue, I just thought what a nice way to start my day by hearing of a baby to be born.

[Shae 44]

I chose the sleeve because (amongst other reasons) I have degenerative disk disease and often have to take Celebrex, an NSAID, for extended periods of time. My surgeon says that the sleeve is the only WLS that allows you to take NSAIDs. I would be curious to know what other surgeons tell their patients...

[Lissa 2,631]

Slim, First, Congrats on the baby!!

Second, My surgeon allows NSAIDS after VSG, but doesn't encourage taking lots of over the counter meds. My pulmonary doc actually put me on baby aspirin the first time I went off coumadin and my surgeon didn't object at all. I also took Lovenox injections, which is similar to Heparin, immediately before my sleeve surgery and then three weeks later because I had a filter installed and then removed. I had DVTs before I had my sleeve, which required the filter to make sure no clots went wandering through my body because of the VSG.

If you need the Heparin to make it through the pregnancy, I think you'll probably be fine. Your surgeon and ob/gyn are the best people to make that decision and I'm certain they won't have you do something that would cause you or the baby permanent harm!

Congrats again!! I can't wait to see baby pics!!

[Slim by Sleeve 17]

Thanks for everyones response. I will, of course, do anything I need to do to prevent another miscarriage. I didn't know some surgeons allowed NSAIDS so this makes me feel much better! Hopefully I'll have those baby pics for y'all next August!!