I take a blood thinneron a regular basis and in the past I have come off a few days before surgery and gone back on a few days after. This time though I have to stay off until a week after surgery. I'm a little nervous since after surgery is prime time to get a clot. I have the compression socks from my last surgery that I will use and I guess I'll walk around as much as I can. Just an added reason to worry like I didn't already have enough! : )