Jerry, I was given the rat poison after each of my knee replacements to prevent blood clots. It was for 2 weeks and during that time my blood was monitored to make sure the clot factor was within a certain range. A good friend suffered a severe knee injury and did not take the warfarin (coumadin) as he assumed it is a poison. He suffered blood clots that traveled to his lungs and spent a month in the hospital. Warfarin (coumadin) is not a poison, it just helps the blood from clotting. I felt it was given for a reason and I trusted my Orthopod to do the right thing for me, including the after care.

I was also given 2 different pain meds but I only used them when I went to physical therapy so I could work out real hard. That crap put me back to the last century and made me a veg, could not stand that feeling.

Good luck