Can a blood clot cure itself if blood thinners are taken daily?
Patient: I also have have 20 Lovenox injections for the blood clot twice a day, every 12 hours.  My INR is only 2.1 and seems to be going the wrong way.  What could be causing it to go 2.1 from 2.4 in four days?  I am following doctor's orders for hopefully dissolving the blood clot. Any ideas?  Also, can a blood clot cure itself if blood thinners are taken daily? Doctor: Hello,I assume you're talking about deep vein thrombosis. The usual treatment starts with a low molecular weight heparin like enoxaparin (lovenox) and continues with a coumarin-drug which raises INR to protective levels. Blood thinners help to stop ongoing thrombosis but they don't affect the already formed clots. This is very important because an expanding clot can detach from the vessel wall and occlude pulmonary vessels causing life threatening conditions. With time, the body will absorb the clot and sometimes the vein can become patent again although not as functional as before the thrombosis.I hope I've helped you understand your condition better!If you'd like more information, please let me know and I'll be glad to answer.Kind Regards!