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If i have blue toe and they gave me plavix and baby aspirin but no stent would it get rid of the blue toe alone? and also what can i take to relieve the pain from blue toe?

Q: if i have blue toe and they gave me plavix and baby aspirin but no stent would it get rid of the blue toe alone? and also what can i take to relieve the pain from blue toe?

: Of more concern is why you have “blue” toe. It is possible you threw a blood clot from somewhere else on the body. Ie carotid, abdominal aorta. You must check fir proximal pathology

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Of more concern is why you have “blue” toe. It is possible you threw a blood clot from somewhere else on the body. Ie carotid, abdominal aorta. You must check fir proximal pathology

Answered 5/7/2023

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A member asked:

If i have blue toe and they gave me plavix and baby aspirin but no stent would it get rid of the blue toe alone? and also what can i take to relieve the pain from blue toe?

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