loribee59
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Last night I bumped my shin doing something, and I didn't think much of it until a couple of hours later I noticed the lower part of my shin is wet, and it turned out that I had a breakthrough bleeding from the last 3 staples.
Although I'm taking Bayer aspirin once a day (since the surgery), I thought that was the case of preventing blood clots/DVT...but with the bleeding, it wasn't clotting. Mom and I had it under control at the moment, but I felt I should quit the aspirin therapy until I hear otherwise from the doctor.
Also--the initial bruising I had from the surgery had spread out, and at one point last night my back thigh was purple! :shk:'
Is this normal...? or should a doctor look into this to make sure everything's ok?
Although I'm taking Bayer aspirin once a day (since the surgery), I thought that was the case of preventing blood clots/DVT...but with the bleeding, it wasn't clotting. Mom and I had it under control at the moment, but I felt I should quit the aspirin therapy until I hear otherwise from the doctor.
Also--the initial bruising I had from the surgery had spread out, and at one point last night my back thigh was purple! :shk:'
Is this normal...? or should a doctor look into this to make sure everything's ok?