Is Giving my Own Injections with Drugs to Prevent Clots Usual?

Clinic has advised me that I will be shown how to give myself injections with anti-blood clot meds. Is this a usual practice?

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What Are the OVERALL Chances of Getting Blood Clots After Surgery?

What are the overall statistics of blood clotting in patients after surgery? Is it 1 in 1000, or 1 in 50,000? Please advise with statistics..thank you!

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Treatment Approach for Patient with a Genetic Clotting Disorder, but No History of Thrombosis?

I'm heterozygous for Factor V Leiden, but have no history of thrombosis. Condition was discovered through a blood test while in fertility treatment....

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Over 40 and on Birth Control Pills; a Risk for Blood Clots?

I am 43 and take birth control pills. My plastic surgeon has not mentioned this as a risk factor for blood clots, but I have reading that it is....

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How Many Patients Develop Blood Clots After Surgery?

I know that risks are higher in certain people,and that specific precautions are usually taken to prevent blood clots. etc. With all this in play, out...