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Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 | Jack developed a blood clot in his arm, which can happen with ports, PICC lines, or just accessing veins for chemo. It's common to be on the blood thinner medication for 4-6 months and they continuously adjust the dose based on the blood work so don't be concerned about that. It's a sliding scale concept to reach therapuetic levels but the medication works well and she should be fine. Regards JoAnne
JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.
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