Nosebleeds

robfosters · 19 May 2018 at 16:30

Had a horrific week with my nose. Last Saturday night, I got a small nosebleed. I’m on blood thinners so thought nothing of it. When I woke up in the morning, I sat up and my nose started pouring, it was horrific. My bathroom looked like a murder scene.

Ambulance rushed me to A&E where they stemmed the bleeding. They then cauterised it and allowed me home. It was ok for a couple of days, then on Wednesday, while at the hospital having a blood test lol, it started again, this time worse though.

They wheeled me to A&E but the bleeding was too great, it was pouring. They did the most awful thing to it, they shoved packing right up the nostril into the cavity behind and inflated it. I was transferred to Lewisham hospital where I spent an agonising night with this thing stuck up my nose. In the morning they removed it. Luckily the bleeding had stopped and they cauterised it again. I came home with a stuffy nose but spent last night cleaning up crap from my nose that flowed out after it became unblocked.

Had a horrific week with it, I wouldn’t wish nasal packing on anyone. Still have to take the blood thinners though, so it could happen again ffs.

robfosters · 19 May 2018 at 17:58

It’s strange though, I’ve been on blood thinners for years and never had a nosebleed. Now I get three in a week. Just got to hope that it heals well under the cauterisation scab. Doc reckons all three came from the same spot so I must have injured it somehow. Ain’t got a clue how though. I do subconsciously rub my nose quite roughly with my palm a lot though.

robfosters · 21 May 2018 at 19:00

I’m in hospital again with another one

They’ve had to pack it again. I’m in agony. They won’t stop the blood thinners though as they are protecting me against a stroke as I have a clot in the heart. I’ve had some codeine but it’s not doing much, they may give me some morphine soon.

I’m so sick of all this guys, it’s never ending. Sometimes I feel like I just wanna go to sleep and never wake up. There’s just no end in sight

robfosters · 26 May 2018 at 16:22

Got back home yesterday. Thought I’d have one night in hospital, ended up having 4. The first packing and cautery failed so I had to have it packed again an hour later! The second cautery was a lot more aggressive and done by the senior consultant, and touchwood, I think it’s done the trick. I haven’t had a drop of blood for 72 hours now.

My left side of my head is so sore though and I’m getting banging headaches. In less than a fortnight, I’ve had 3 nasal packings and 4 attempts at cautery. It must be in bits inside my head. The 30/500 co-codamol are doing the business though.