prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation
"I had been taking Pradaxa for 3 weeks when one morning I went to get out of bed and had such severe pain in my knees that I almost fell down.  With help I got to the bathroom.  I had a scan to be sure I had blood flow, which I did.  I had a blood test to see if my potassium level was okay and it was fine.  At that point I got off Pradaxa and went to warfarin. I'll just put up with the blood tests and bruising for the next 2 months.  Hopefully I will be off the warfarin then."