Eh Jess,
Not everybody has bad side effects to Warfarin, many of my friends who do take anticoags do take Warfarin and don't have any issues with it, I wish I was one of them...
I did the warfarin, did the injections and like you, it was not that I had problems with needles but after a while, injections sites get painfull so on an so forth... You know all about that.
If I were you (i know I'm not) but, I would give Wafarin a try, it's cheaper then Lovenox by miles and it's oral. Only then can you know for sure if you have issues with Warfarin.
Death is USUALLY not one of the side effects talked by users, yes it is used as rat poison, but in a so little quantity, compare to what is given to rats, PLUS humans can vomit and rats can't therefor they keep on injesting it until they die. they take more then we do on a daily base and look at the difference in body mass.(size) Some people.
If you do discover that you have side effects from taking warfarin, there are other oral anticoagulants on the market. Many will say "can you trust a med that is so knew?"
I'm talking Pradaxa(in the States and Pradax in Canada), I presently am taking Pradax since July 2010 and have not had any side effects. But others have had the opposite reaction...
Rivaroxaban is another new anticoag which is used mainly post-op to prevent DVTs in people who have had hip or knee replacements, but is also used as an anticoag for people who have had DVT...
You simply have to approach the matter with an open mind. In my case because I'm a "lifer" I did not want to take a drug that would affect ME in a negative way like Warfarin was doing. That is why I am on Pradax.
As for colored comp stocks, I don't know what you are looking for and what comp ratio you are wearing, but have a look here
www.rejuvahealth.com
The owner of the company has DVT, she was not happy with the tan FUGLIES that you find everywhere, so she did the research, got some $$ and opened this company and it has been doing rather well...
Have a look, maybe you'll find what you are looking for...
As for pain killers, I can't help you there, I don't take any, my legs only hurt if I don't wear my FUGLIES, so guess what? I wear them ALL the time.
Hope this helps...
Don't be a stranger.