Hello everyone,
my 78 year old mum had laporoscopic robotic keyhole surgery last week (Thursday) for a total hysterectomy (diagnosed with endometrial endmetrioid adenocarcinoma in November), and was given injections to self inject each night for 28 days (Inhixa - Enoxaparin sodium - a 'low molecular weight heparin'). She weighs 57kg and is on a 40mg dose. (No stockings - removed after operation.)
There is nothing in the leaflet, and she was given no advice on discharge (only in hospital overnight) re any food or drink she shouldn't take - eg high in Vitamin K, high in potassium, high in salicylates. Obviously she doesn't want to exlude foods with these entirely(?), but is she ok to eat things which are eg medium in potassium? Should she avoid berries? Does she only need to avoid foods high in Vitamin K, but those which are medium are ok? (Before the op she was drinking green smoothies, almonds, berries, etc) Or should the focus be on consuming the RDA of Vit K and potassium in a day but not much more than that?
She has had no blood test to check the level of potassium or platelets, and none are scheduled.
Hoping for advice from a Macmillan nurse(?) or anyone else who knows a bit about this. I can see that there are a few ladies on here who mention these injections, so perhaps you received advice on this(?)
Many thanks in advance 
I wasn't given any advice to avoid any foods while on the injections but I would check with her cancer nurse specialist. Or perhaps go on the Ask a Nurse section on MacMillan for more advice. They are really helpful and can point you in the right direction
Many thanks for all the responses 
, and to the Macmillan Nurse who also responded in the 'Ask a nurse' section.
Mum did eventually manage to get hold of her CNS who advised she was ok to eat what she wanted (all things in moderation of course).
