Re: does oxycodone thin the blood?



Randi98 wrote:
I am scheduled for surgery in november and am currently on oxycodone for
joint pain (its not working that well either). Do i need to worry about the
oxycodone acting as a blood thinner before surgery? the surgeon said no, but
when i cut myself i seem to bleed much longer than i should. He is going to
have the lab doing a test on my clotting time before surgery. I am just
curious if it could be the oxycodone doing that to me. thanks!

I doubt that the oxy is affecting your prothrombin time. As you mentioned, your doc will pull a little blood and determine whether or not you have you have a problem.

If you're seriously concerned, there's no reason you can't have it checked sooner than later.

Good health,
Eli

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