Blood thinners (warfarin/coumadin)

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Young Guy
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Blood thinners (warfarin/coumadin)

Postby Young Guy » Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:33 am

Does the use of blood thinners such as warfarin or coumadin make one inelligible for a penile implant? Also, if one has a penile implant, does this mean he can never take coumadin (or any other medication for that matter)?

Many thanks.

Illuminist
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Re: Blood thinners (warfarin/coumadin)

Postby Illuminist » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:42 am

You need to stop taking blood thinners a few weeks before surgery. After you are healed it shouldn't matter.

antelope
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Re: Blood thinners (warfarin/coumadin)

Postby antelope » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:25 am

Clarification: You need to stop taking blood thiners a few weeks before ANY kind of surgery. I am not aware of any prohibition against taking blood thinners after penile implant surgery--or any other, for that matter.
Born 1948, wed 1969. BPH & Type II Diabetes at age 35. TURP-2002; ED even before that--diabetes. Cardiac valve surgery: 2007 & 2019. Poor results with pills. Started trimix injections in Nov, 2010. Great results from the very beginning.

hockey
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Re: Blood thinners (warfarin/coumadin)

Postby hockey » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:53 am

I take baby aspirin and I was told to stop one week before my surgery,
I am scheduled for surgery on 9/2/11. I stopped yesterday!

I had added this here because aspirin is a blood thinner also.
67 yr's young. Loving wife and 4 children 7 grandchildren. Type II diabetic for 9 years. Could retire but love my job and the people I work for. Pills, Pumps & Injections all failed. Implanted on 9/2/11. I am now "Bionic":)


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