http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/04/15/contaminated-heparin-problems/ Malpractice, Personal Injury & Accident Lawyers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:38:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/04/15/contaminated-heparin-problems/#comment-2124 Sandra Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:24:56 +0000 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/04/15/contaminated-heparin-problems/#comment-2124 I lost my husband in August 2004 after open heart surgery. He came through the surgery with flying colors and came home in only 4 days. He did so well at home that he didn't even need pain medication. From the first day he would have a spell where his eyes would roll back in head, he would loose consciouness and stop breathing. When we would shout at him to breathe he would seem to come out of it. This happened every day and sometimes more than once. We called the doctor but he said he had no idea what that could be. On his 4th day home he was complaining of pain and having a hard time breathing. By midnight he was wanting to go to the hospital and by 2 a.m. he was dead. I have wondered if this could have been due to the heparin. The medical examiner put possible blood clot on this death certificate. I don't know why I have had this business about heparin on my mind since I heard about it. I lost my husband in August 2004 after open heart surgery. He came through the surgery with flying colors and came home in only 4 days. He did so well at home that he didn’t even need pain medication. From the first day he would have a spell where his eyes would roll back in head, he would loose consciouness and stop breathing. When we would shout at him to breathe he would seem to come out of it. This happened every day and sometimes more than once. We called the doctor but he said he had no idea what that could be. On his 4th day home he was complaining of pain and having a hard time breathing. By midnight he was wanting to go to the hospital and by 2 a.m. he was dead. I have wondered if this could have been due to the heparin. The medical examiner put possible blood clot on this death certificate. I don’t know why I have had this business about heparin on my mind since I heard about it.

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