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Thicken Blood Before Surgery

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Dr.  Deepak Sundriyal MD

Does cannabis thicken blood? Can it help clot the blood in a person with heamophila ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Anshumala Singh MD

Will an increase in the number of white blood cells (over 200,000) for a long period of time cause your blood to thicken? I know red blood cells can cause this, but can white blood cells?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshumala Singh ( Dentist)
Dr.  Irshad H Naqvi MD

Can stopping dexamethasone cause hair loss? I had hair loss before starting it and it helped some but not much. My hair will thicken up and fall out again. I stopped the dexamethasone and now the hair ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Irshad H Naqvi ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Harish Naik MD

A friend sent me some Kratom for chronic pain . It helped, but does it have blood thinner properties? I have surgery in 7- 10 days. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harish Naik ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

My husband takes carditone to regulate his blood pressure. He is going in for knee surgery and the doctor told him to stop taking any supplements 7 days prior. My concern is that his blood pressure... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

my father is schedualed for vascular surgery on his right leg on friday and has been on warferin. his blood is thin, 4.6. he has stopped the medication til the surgery. would it help thicken his... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

What makes your blood thicken ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Ejaz Ahmad MD

I had my gallbladder taken out November 26, 2015 then a couple weeks later had enternal bleeding through my alteries from having to thicken my blood for surgery. I am on a blood thinner because... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ejaz Ahmad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Namala Bharadwaj MD

alcohol thins out the blood. I am wondering if there is anything i can do to thicken the blood or if i ...I am having facelift surgery on oct 28th. I stopped drinking alcohol last friday so... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Namala Bharadwaj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

My mom who is 86 has been on Warfarin now for 18 years. All of a sudden recently, her blood has ... if grapes are a blood thickener because she craved grapes for about 2 weeks and ate them all day long. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)