Reviewer: KVF, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Needles were small and easy to use. Only side effect was the bruising on abdomen and stinging of medication after injection.

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Needles were small and easy to use. Only side effect was the bruising on abdomen and stinging of medication after injection.
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Reviewer: RoxVal, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Diagnosed with Factor V gene mutation for 16 years. Coumadin was used until the last couple months, while in therapeutic range, I still clot. Have been changed to Lovenox 2x daily, easy to use, the needle is barely felt, the drug stings minimally, just happy to have an alternate as Coumadin was not working effectively.

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Diagnosed with Factor V gene mutation for 16 years. Coumadin was used until the last couple months, while in therapeutic range, I still clot. Have been changed to Lovenox 2x daily, easy to use, the needle is barely felt, the drug stings minimally, just happy to have an alternate as Coumadin was not working effectively.
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Reviewer: Nadine, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I have Factor II genetic blood clotting. I started on Coumadin, and quit when the fatigue set in. Immidate improvement with Lovenox. Tap air bubbles out before shooting: won't bruise or harden. Check with your Dr.

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I have Factor II genetic blood clotting. I started on Coumadin, and quit when the fatigue set in. Immidate improvement with Lovenox. Tap air bubbles out before shooting: won't bruise or harden. Check with your Dr.
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Reviewer: AmberLee, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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The needle is not what hurts when it's time for injections. The needle is thin and sometimes I dont even feel it going in. It's the medicine going in that hurts, I can feel it spread out. I had a blood clot in my leg after giving birth to my son. I am pregnant again and they decided to do more tests resulting in them finding out that I have a factor v and prothrombin mutation in my genes r ... Show Full Comment

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The needle is not what hurts when it's time for injections. The needle is thin and sometimes I dont even feel it going in. It's the medicine going in that hurts, I can feel it spread out. I had a blood clot in my leg after giving birth to my son. I am pregnant again and they decided to do more tests resulting in them finding out that I have a factor v and prothrombin mutation in my genes resulting in a higher risk for blood clots. During pregnancy the only option I have for treatment is the shots, so I am forced to inject lovenox twice a day for the remander of my preganancy and at least two months afterwards. (About 7 to 8 months) At first there was a lot of bruising, but its been alittle more than a month and there is much less visible bruising. I see a doctor next week who will tell me if I have to be on blood thinners even while im not pregnant... but I think i will be able to take the warfarin pills then. It's really not as bad as I am seeing expressed in the other reviews.. it's either the shots or take the chance that I will get a clot and not be around to see my kids graduate. The hardest part about my diagnosis is knowing that there is a 50/50 chance that I passed the mutations to my kids.
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Reviewer: Professor L, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have DVT and HATE THIS MEDICATION!!! Why? Because the delivery method is sadistic and barbaric! I am able to give myself daily injections of Forteo (for osteoporosis)because it uses ultra-fine 31 guage needles, so I DO know how to do subcutaneous injections. But the (only available) needle on the Lovenox product is large, incredibly painful, and leaves HUGE painful bruises, whether it is a nur ... Show Full Comment

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I have DVT and HATE THIS MEDICATION!!! Why? Because the delivery method is sadistic and barbaric! I am able to give myself daily injections of Forteo (for osteoporosis)because it uses ultra-fine 31 guage needles, so I DO know how to do subcutaneous injections. But the (only available) needle on the Lovenox product is large, incredibly painful, and leaves HUGE painful bruises, whether it is a nurse or myself doing the injection! It is like trying to do an injection with a crudely sharpened metal pipe! Horrible! Painful! My hematologist is telling me that it is truly a matter of staying alive, but I simply can't do the injections. ARE ALL LOVENOX MANUFACTURERS REALLY THAT COMPLETELY UNCONCERNED ABOUT HOW PAINFUL THE DELIVERY METHOD IS? I am appalled by the total disinterest in finding a better delivery method, using smaller needles or some other reasonable approach. ALL of my other DVT meds are in pill form.....why can't these geniuses figure out a way to put it in oral form? I'll tell you why: patient's pain levels mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to them! They could care less. After all, THEY are not the ones who have to inject it into themselves! We are just supposed to shut up and take whatever torturous method they invent! Well, at the risk of my life, I CANNOT use the ridiculous syringes, and WON'T, until they come up with something reasonably humane!
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