Heparin shots post-op?

Hi everyone. I'm Esme and due for surgery on 7/28; getting VSG. I have a friend who is also getting the sleeve on 7/22 and I went to her preop appt yesterday for support. She has to take heparin shots for 2 weeks after surgery, 2x a day. We both have different surgeons and my doc only does a shot before and after surgery. Did anyone else have to take blood thinners after surgery? Is this the norm? Should I be worried that I'm not going to be taking them? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

I had to have one per day while in the hospital. So I had four in total.

I'm very mobile though, according to my surgeon and the nurses, so they weren't too concerned about blot clots.

I only had them while I was in the hospital. 

I had like one before surgery and 2 after while in the hospital. Nothing once I went home 48 hours later. 

Everyone's different I had it for 2 weeks also 2 x a day!!!! :-)

♡ Kelly

I think it depends on your history and what your surgeon feels you need. I only had a shot the day of surgery and day after. I went in on Tuesday and came home late Thursday. The doctor even said I was up moving a lot and I didn't have any red flags in my background. 

I would caution you , Be careful comparing you and your friend during this journey. I know it's going to be hard especially with you both having it close together! It's great having a shoulder to lean on , but with different surgeons you both might have different eating plans and such. You both might be on different phases at different times. That's just my 2 cents take it for what it's worth. 

Good luck during your journey, you are almost there. 

They talked about putting me on them because I had a blood clot once but decided not to since my blood clot was hormonal related.

Hi,  I'm 16 days VSG post op and I had to be on the blood thinning shots (Lovenox) because of my predisposition for blood clots. I suspect that your friend may have some predisposition as well which is why they have to take the shots. From what I know about blood clots and their treatment,  if the doctor can narrow down what caused the blood clot like hormones then they don't go with a full blown treatment for prevention. Unfortunately that was not the case for me. On a happier note I just got off the shots on Monday because my INR was too high... No more human pin cushion! 

Good luck to both of you! 

Thanks everyone for great info, advice, and well wishes. I guess I was comparing both mine and my friends's surgery and its just making me worried. I have complete confidence in my surgeon and I'm just gonna stay on my side sorta speak.