Hi Doctor, I have had endless clots over the last 50 odd years and no one seems to know why. I was on Warfarin for 32 years and then taken off because of a bleed on the right side of my head, but about 6 months ago I was in so much agony with clots in my legs I went into hospital and after a lot of discussion they put me back on Warfarin. I am taking 4.5mg at the moment per night. Do you have any suggestions as to why my blood forms clots. Thank you, Margaret James, Mrs.
Certain type of proteins in the blood help it to clot. If any of these proteins are abnormal, then you can have repeated episodes of blood clots. Some of these conditions are inherited. There are now many tests available to test for these abnormal proteins. Ask your doctor to have you get a coagulation blood panel. A particular abnormality may respond better to another Chat Doctor.  You will probably need to be on some kind of blood thinner the rest of your life, but there are other