Okay, I have a hematoma under my left eye after being accidently hit with a aluminum bat while teaching my 6 year old grandchild how to hit. This was yesterday or 24 hours ago. I had a Xray and nothing is fractured. My GP wants me to stop Xarelto for 5 days along with the 81 mg baby aspirin to give the hematoma time to heal. It is a "nice size" hematoma. He said Xarelto or blood thinners is why there is so much blood in my hematoma. I have called Dr. Natales nurse. She called back and said 5 days was to long and also questioned if Xarelto would actually do this. She is going to call me again after she consults with Kay. I have always been on a baby aspirin ever since I had the one stent put in in Jan .2012. Any thoughts on this? I have been had cold packs every hour on the hematoma (except when I sleep) as directed. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145149#msg-145149 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:41:54 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145240#msg-145240 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145240#msg-145240
My swelling is way down around the eye but my face is bruised on the left cheek bone all the way down to my lips on the left side. It will take a long time for this totally go away. My cheek bone is very sore beside the eye and I have a nice lump there.]]> smackman AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 05 May 2014 15:14:22 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145183#msg-145183 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145183#msg-145183
My Cardiologist said 5 days was fine.


The swelling is way down but I have a hell of a shiner! LOL]]> smackman AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 02 May 2014 14:36:32 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145159#msg-145159 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145159#msg-145159
Glad to hear the ticker is running along fine.
Take it easy, Shannon]]> Shannon AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 01 May 2014 14:14:00 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145158#msg-145158 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145158#msg-145158 -------------------------------------------------------
> Sounds like you have a good bruise because you got
> a good whack in the eye with a bat... That will do
> it with or without Xeralto Smackman. I got hit
> below my eye 26 years ago when a bent over the top
> handle of a long hand truck when a friend
> accidently dropped a large heavy box of computer
> paper on the front lip of this hand truck when it
> was laying down thus launching the top handle of
> the hand truck straight up and in to my upper
> check bone right below my right eye knocking the
> bejeebers out of me and leaving a a fractured eye
> socket and a humongous hematoma that totally shut
> my utterly black and purple golfball- sized eye
> for over ten days .. And all without a drop of
> Coumadin or Xeralto in my blood.
>
> Yes, a blood thinner could exacerbate to a degree
> such an injury, but unless it is a really major
> hematoma, it will likely go down on its own before
> long with or without stopping Xeralto. Though on
> the otherhand Smackman, you are about at the point
> where you could be stopping Xeralto anyway with
> the good report at almost 3 months now. Why don't
> you ask if it might be okay to stop it a little
> early in light of your good results after your
> late Feb ablation?
>
> Shannon

Dr. Natales nurse is calling back today.Yesterday, She tjought 5 days was to long and they want me to stay on Xarelto for 4-5 months as precautionary. She thought 2-3 days was long enough but she was going to discuss this with Kay and get backwith me.

And YES It is a WHOPPER! LOL The swelling is going down but the blood has spread to the corner of my eye. No fractures; Just a swollen cheekbone under eye.

3 months will be May 27; Ablation was Feb. 27 but doing good.]]> smackman AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 01 May 2014 11:47:56 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145157#msg-145157 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145157#msg-145157
My brother and his wife do not have AF yet each had a mini stroke within a year of one another.

Liz]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 01 May 2014 07:03:19 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145154#msg-145154 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145154#msg-145154 Do you use anything as a blood thinner to help prevent a stroke from a possible blood clot?

Jean]]> Jean AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 01 May 2014 02:45:05 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145153#msg-145153 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145153#msg-145153
Yes, a blood thinner could exacerbate to a degree such an injury, but unless it is a really major hematoma, it will likely go down on its own before long with or without stopping Xeralto. Though on the otherhand Smackman, you are about at the point where you could be stopping Xeralto anyway with the good report at almost 3 months now. Why don't you ask if it might be okay to stop it a little early in light of your good results after your late Feb ablation?

Shannon]]> Shannon AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 01 May 2014 02:18:55 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145152#msg-145152 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145152#msg-145152
Liz]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 01 May 2014 01:58:21 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145149#msg-145149 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,145149,145149#msg-145149
My GP wants me to stop Xarelto for 5 days along with the 81 mg baby aspirin to give the hematoma time to heal. It is a "nice size" hematoma. He said Xarelto or blood thinners is why there is so much blood in my hematoma.

I have called Dr. Natales nurse. She called back and said 5 days was to long and also questioned if Xarelto would actually do this. She is going to call me again after she consults with Kay.

I have always been on a baby aspirin ever since I had the one stent put in in Jan .2012.

Any thoughts on this? I have been had cold packs every hour on the hematoma (except when I sleep) as directed.]]> smackman AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:27:52 +0000