I'm 19 days post op, THR (right hip). I've been making good progress and can walk a mile with the aid of one crutch. Immediately after surgery and taking my first Rivaroxban for blood clot prevention I experienced low blood pressure which took a couple of days to sort itself out. The last couple of days I haven't felt well. I have decreased general strength and energy and feel weak and really tired. I have had diarrhoea ever since I started taking this medication and now I have bleeding from the bowel. According to the information enclosed with the medication one in ten people experience these symptoms and other side effects. I'm going to call my surgery tomorrow to ask to speak to a GP as I live in a rural area and hubby isn't available to drive me to the surgery tomorrow.
Has anyone out there taken this medication and experienced anything similar? If so, have you then been offered and alternative medication to prevent blood clots after hip or knee surgery? Have you just had to stick with it for the 35 days? I know I mustn't just give up taking it but I haven't the energy to do my exercises and this will hold back my progress. I have been taking Paracetamol and Ibuprofen at night for pain. I'm not going to take the Ibuprofen tonight as that can cause bleeding too. Look forward to hearing your experinces with this.
Best wishes fellow hippies! Eileen D
I am on Rivaboxan too but haven't any of those symptom I am only allowed cocodomol as I am type2 diabetic I know the tips of my fingers were sore where I had to self testing and the only exercise my Dr believes in is walking I wasn't sent home with cocodomol I had it already at home they sent me home with codeine and paracetamol and the strength they sent me home was not strong enough that's why I use cocodomol
hi Eileen,i had similar symptoms while i was taking it,i was really sick one night and then diarrhoea all night.thought it was just a bug or shock from the op,but i had no signs of being ill,in fsct i felt really well after my op.following week the same,out of the blue projectile vomit and again bad stomach.Then i realised my stomach seemed to be dodgy all the time,so i read all side effects of my meds and it said one in ten people can get these symptoms whilst taking rivaroxiban.i have to admit i was naughty and stopped taking them in my third week and felt better straight away,my stomach was back to normal immediately.I am very active but i suppose i still took a risk but i felt awful on them.looking back i should have gone to the doctor.I am seven weeks post op now and thank the lord i,m doing really well.hope you get it sorted as its the last thing you need.
Thank you for your reply. You have reassured me as exactly the same is happening to me as did to you. I felt really well following my op apart from the upset stomach and low blood pressure at times. It is in the third week that I've started to feel really awful and now have several of the side effects listed in the information on the meds. I will try to have a word with a GP on the phone tomorrow and then take it from there.
Best wishes
E
I was given paracetamol, codeine and dispersible aspirin to take for 6 weeks. I left off the codeine as it made me constipated and just kept on with the others. I didn't get hardly any pain afterwards anyway, but I think it is important to take some blood thinning tablets for the 6 weeks. I would have a word with your GP to see if he can prescribe something else for you as what you are taking now seems to irritate your stomach. Best wishes.
Hi
I had a telephone consultation with a GP yesterday as I'm in a rural practice and they understand that going to the surgery is not always an easy option. The GP was very helpful and has prescribed the anti blood clotting injections whose name I'm not sure of. I'm off to the surgery today to be taught to inject myself, it's only for ten days. The GP also wants to have my poo checked to make sure it is the meds that are causing the problem.I feel better for not taking the Rivaboxan but have very little energy. I believe that people are often very tired for a whileafter this surgery? Anyway the surgery is making such a difference to my life so I will happily put up with the minor post op side effects.
Have a good day fellow hippies!
E