Anyone know anything about a "pain in the side" caused by Coumadin?

Hello,

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction while taking warfarin (the active drug contained in Coumadin) : hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using warfarin and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

pain, swelling, hot or cold feeling, skin changes, or discoloration anywhere on your body;

sudden and severe leg or foot pain, foot ulcer, purple toes or fingers;

sudden headache, dizziness, or weakness;

unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum), bleeding from wounds or needle injections, any bleeding that will not stop;

easy bruising, purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin;

blood in your urine, black or bloody stools, coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds;

pale skin, feeling light-headed or short of breath, rapid heart rate, trouble concentrating;

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dark urine, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);

pain in your stomach, back, or sides;

urinating less than usual or not at all;

numbness or muscle weakness; or

any illness with diarrhea, fever, chills, body aches, or flu symptoms.

Less serious side effects of warfarin may include:

nausea, vomiting, mild stomach pain;

bloating, gas; or

altered sense of taste.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

http://www.drugs.com/sfx/coumadin-side-effects.html

All the best,

maso.-

Hello Len and welcome to the site. Also, thank you for making this question "conversational" so that we can interact with you more. That's just a piece of information for the future, too. Posting as "direct" gives us one response per poster and rather limiting, too, when trying to answer questions.

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Okay, it is possible that one of the side effects is "gas". That is a common side effect but one worth noting and mentioning to your doctor. Be sure after the procedure is over to contact your prescribing doctor to make sure you are on the correct amount of medication and that you continue to go for your regular checkups and blood work to monitor how you are doing. It is also normal and common to go up and down in dosage. My father is also on coumadin and gets checked once per month if everything is okay and more often if his blood work is off. My dad is 90 and doing quite well and still working! You cannot afford a blood clot so do mention any and all concerns you have to your doctor, okay? I was also on warfarin this year following a full hip replacement to avoid the development of blood clots, too. I didn't have any side effects but did change the dosage quite a bit for the first two months until I was finished with it for good. I have also had similar lumbar surgery and it does take quite some time to fully recover. You can also have "referred" pain from that surgery as well. Meaning the pain can be in some other area of your body and still be related to your back surgery. Also, the anesthesia can leave you with a feeling of "fullness" and bloated for several months following the surgery.

I do hope your procedure goes well and that it is uneventful in nature and scope.

Do continue with the medication because it is serving a purpose. Do mention any and all side effects you are experiencing even if they seem small or minor to you. I wish you the very best...

Mary