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Bruises at injection sites
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I am 10 weeks pregnant and taking daily blood thinner injections Enoxaparin 40 mg. I inject in my thighs rotating sites daily. I have developed small lumps and bruise marks at the injection spots which take several days to fade. What can I do to reduce or prevent these marks while continuing the injections?
I already use ice pack 2 times in a day. what else can I use to remove it early?
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These are the side effects of your injections
Pls do change the sites of injection
Apply ice and thrombophobe ointment
Better do get one BT ,CT ,CBC
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Dr. Kinnari Amin
Gynecologist
12 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Change sites frequently
It will take time to disappear
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Dr. Pasupuleti Mounika
Gynecologist
6 yrs exp
Guntur
Try to change the sites frequently and use thromnophobe ointment
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
22 yrs exp
Chandigarh
You can apply ointment thrombophobe
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Dr. Neha Vashisth
Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Jaipur
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Dr. Sanhita Soubhari Sharma
Gynecologist
7 yrs exp
Mathura
If your CT and BT are normal then you can apply thromophobe ointment to reduce bruises. Actually They are side effect of enoxaparin inj as it introduce at subcutaneous level.
Next Steps
CBC BT CT then follow up with report
Health Tips
change injection sites regularly ♥️
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Dr. Anjali
Reproductive Endocrinologist (Infertility)
9 yrs exp
Patna
Bruises are one of the common side effects of subcutaneous enoxaparin injection… you can keep on changing the site of injection…apply ice and Thrombophob ointment on the affected areas …. If it continues get one CBC and consult your doctor
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