most helpful answer this is a question only your doctor can answer. sometimes doctors keep their cardiac stent patients on blood thinners like clopidogrel (plavix) for at least one year after surgery. that's because platelets can stick to the stents and cause a blood clot. you should not discontinue the plavix unless your doctor specifically tells you it's ok. so. take a trip to the cardiologist and ask him or her when you can stop taking the clopidogrel. and good luck with the kidney transplant!
2 med stents december 2011. i am currently taking a daily plavix and 81mg aspirin. when can i stop the plavix? . when i get off the plavix i can get on the active kidney transplant list!