Re: Phil - Heparin Trial Rin

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Phil,

I think your right about giving heparin a trial run. I just heard from a

friend that Dr. Jay Goldstein is now giving patients low doses of heparin in

his office. Apparently, 30% to 50% have a beneficial response within

minutes. Steve B.

Re: Heparin Trial Run

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> > > Tere can be serious side effects with heparin. HIT- stands for

HEPARIN

> > > INDUCED THROMBOSIS, in which heparin causes coagulation instead doing

> > > what it is supposed to do. I've been told that it is rarely a

problem

> > > with low molecular weight heparins like lovenox, and that the low

doses

> > > used to treat our chronic hypercoagulation do not present a threat,

but

> > > not from any source that I would consider final. HIT can cause

sttroke,

> > > loss of limbs, death etc.. or it can be more mild it is not extremely

> > > common, and there are drugs made just for treating it.

> > > I am not on heparin, and my HEMEX came back normal. I took the

test

> > > in the first place because of the risk of HIT only to find out that

berg

> > > thinks up to 40% of us hav hypercoag. that cannot be picked up on his

> > > tests. So now I'm faced with the decision to try it anyhow to see if

it

> > > helps.

> > > E.

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