Coumading and effect of bleeding hemorrhoids

[Snoopy]

Just curious if anyone out there is on coumadin or some sort of anticoagulant and also suffers from bleeding hemorrhoids? Have you noticed a tendency to bleed more when they are acting up? Anything to be overly concerned about?

I am about to undergo an AVR with a mechanical replacement and am fairly certain to be on Coumadin coming out the other side.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Randy

 

[Cris N]

Ummm.... the answer is yes - more bleeding. Anything to be concerned about? - hard to say - you might want to ask your dr about that. But the better question is - why not get it taken care of. I had mine done 2 years ago - admittedly a horrible couple of weeks but looking back it was so worth it.

 

[geebee]

Can't help a lot because I developed them long after going on coumadin. Never had an episode where they didn't stop bleeding and never felt scared about it. I have bleeding episodes a couple times a month and can sometimes be annoying but not enough to have what I still consider elective surgery. I have had enough surgeries to last my lifetime.

 

[aussigal]

Unless you are really unlucky its likely you will notice no difference at all with those little piles. If they have always been a big bother for you they will continue to be so after AVR. If thats the case it may be worthwhile to consider getting them fixed before AVR and as you will be spendning a few weeks after AVr recouperating it might even be good to combine the recovery of both surgeries by getting the 'roids treated just before your AVR.

 

[ALCapshaw2]

Unless you are really unlucky its likely you will notice no difference at all with those little piles. If they have always been a big bother for you they will continue to be so after AVR. If thats the case it may be worthwhile to consider getting them fixed before AVR and as you will be spendning a few weeks after AVr recouperating it might even be good to combine the recovery of both surgeries by getting the 'roids treated just before your AVR.

NO ! NO ! NO !

I don't think any Heart Surgeon would want his patient to have any open wounds or rectal bleeding when undergoing OHS.

Getting them FIXED and HEALED beforehand might be a Good Idea.

'AL Capshaw'

 

[sue943]

I have had bleeding piles on and off for more than forty years. Several months ago they started acting up and it was a bit messy, feminine incontinence pads were employed and I trotted off to my doctor as I was a bit concerned about bacteria entering but my GP didn't think it warranted antibiotics BUT sent me for CT colongraphy to make sure the bleeding was from piles and not rectal cancer or something not nice. The piles were treated with suppositories and all is well for the time being.

Since my cardiac problems were developing fast and furious there was no time to get them treated surgically prior to OHS, they made me wait for kidney stone treatment too, I hadn't been expected to survive a general anaesthetic so they were not going to risk operating prior to the big one.

 

[Snoopy]

Thanks one and all for your inputs. I didn't really think about having the 'roids fixed by surgery. I didn't think they were that bad, but hearing all that you folks have shared, maybe that is the way to go or at least talk it over with the doctors. I go this Thursday to talk with the surgeon and depending on what he says about the immediacy and urgency of the heart surgery, we will see. Other than fixing them, my fear was excessive bleeding when they DO act up. I feel more at ease about it now. Thanks.

Randy

 

[olefin]

Never had piles but have had blood in my urine couple times before being on warfarin and after. Couldn't tell any difference, both times urine look like pure blood.

I went with a mechanical valve, even with a history of a sever bleeding duo duodenal ulcer.