Warning to all of you-it just happened to me

[Tristessa 11]

Im not sure if this is so, but I did hear that there was a recall on that drug, heprin? May want to check it out. They gave it to me too, left a huge bruise on me, I mean huge, bigger than a grapefruit. And looked awlful. But, after my surgery, I heard there was a recall. Maybe I am wrong. But worth looking into, they said it wasnt working and was giving people clots, and death. Thanks for the heads up. People on here should be aware.

Yes, what you heard is correct. That recall affects one distributor only, which is Baxter, and it is from one of their production facilities in China. The big scare was from earlier this year as no steps were put in place to monitor output activity and health and safety regulations from 2004 until January of 2008, which is why the recall was such a huge deal. From what I've read the risk is significantly reduced now, but definitely something to keep an eye on, especially if your Heparin or LMWH (low molecular weight Heparin) is a Baxter product.

The bruising is completely normal with Heparin and LMWH shots. I had six HUGE bruises all over my abdomen and it looked like someone beat me up. However, the concern with the recall is that it has been tied to anaphylactic reactions, which can be very dangerous. Anytime you start a new prescription and you have any kind of reaction that does not seem normal to you (even if it is in the literature that accompanies the prescription) definitely get it checked out by the doctor. Better safe than sorry, and hey, that's what they get paid for!

And just to cover my ass, I'm not a doctor, nurse or medical professional. I just unfortunately have DVT that almost killed me and I know entirely too much about this stuff.. hehe But that said, if you have questions, especially if you are symptomatic, always always see your doctor. :Angel_anim:

[AprilE 0]

This was something my DR was ultra super duper paranoid about. I decided to get the filter put in just as a precaution. I figured hell I was going into debt, a little extra dough to help prevent something was well worth the expense. I also did the 18 days of Lovenox shots too. And the old lady stockings...they were great for swelling, which I still have issues with.:confused2:

[wanda-sc 0]

Thanks to all of you who have responded to my post. I wish I had know a little more about this before hand. I hope this will help future banders.

[rlp864 0]

Lovenox is low-molecular-weight heparin. Same drug as they are talking about above.

[amsderb 1]

Wanda...thanks for posting...glad you were on top of things....

I had surgery (hysterectomy) last year in June and went home with Lovenox shots...

After band surgery I know I was given 3 heparin shots but that was it....

I walked a ton and avoided the gas pains and hopefully anything else...

What worries me is that they told us in our pre op class that you are at risk for clots up to 3 months after surgery!!! So, I guess I need to follow the advise to keep moving and no crossing the legs...like that isn't even comfortable for my tree trunks anyway...LOL

Good Luck everyone! Shelley