So maybe that's why they were giving me Lovenox while I was in the hospital. They never did explain the rationale behind that, other than "well it's protocol for patients who don't move around a lot", but it makes more sense now.
It prevents clotting. Alot of diseases such as infection and cancer increase clotting, that coupled with laying in bed for days increases the chance of a clot forming and being sent to your lungs. Alot of patients are put on anticoagulants like lovenox to prevent that
So maybe that's why they were giving me Lovenox while I was in the hospital. They never did explain the rationale behind that, other than "well it's protocol for patients who don't move around a lot", but it makes more sense now.
It prevents clotting. Alot of diseases such as infection and cancer increase clotting, that coupled with laying in bed for days increases the chance of a clot forming and being sent to your lungs. Alot of patients are put on anticoagulants like lovenox to prevent that
Gotta say, though, it stung at the injection site for days. Small price to pay I guess.