I was supposed to tell you about my leg ultrasound from last week - I forgot because it was great news!! I'm all clear of clots in my legs - I just needed to get my INR therapeutic (between 2-4).
Yesterday I got my blood drawn and I am 2.8! So, I'm therapeutic now... BUT I'm on antibiotics which shoots those #'s right on up...
Next Wednesday, I have to get a root canal because of a silly infection (hence the antibiotics), so starting Friday of this week, I will be back on shots and zero coumadin, so that I can have minor mouth surgery :( Then I will be back to shots AND coumadin on Thurs of next week... then will start the stupid battle of getting my INR levels therapeutic again... Ahhh, life on coumadin...
We'll worry about that later - for now, yay for (temporarily) therapeutic coumadin levels AND YAY FOR NO CLOTS IN MY LEGS!!!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
Sorry! Forgot to post sooner!!
Hey everyone - I've gotten a lot of friendly reminders to post - but seriously, it has been a CRAZY week!! On Tuesday night, I almost turned off my alarm to sleep in a little because I thought it was Friday night!! YIKES!
I'm moving into my new place tomorrow and have been hustlin' & bustlin' - If anyone wants to help, I only have 4 people helping me and at different times... Oh well, it will work out somehow.
SO, on Monday, my INR went down from 1.93 to 1.8 - the new regimen is 10mg, 8mg, 10mg, etc. and get my blood re-drawn next Monday (at which point, I will try to remember to update this sooner). There are a bunch of foods that have vitamin K in them - I'm allowed to eat them, but only 1 cup/day... but how do you figure out how much vitamin K is in spinach versus garbanzo beans? So until we get my INR levels to between 2-4, I have to cut out all vitamin K - since that's the only thing left (I'm doing everything else by the book with no changes).
What is vitamin K in, you wonder? Well let me tell you: asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, garbanzo beans, collard greens, cucumber peel, endive, green onions, kale (SERIOUSLY??), lettuce, mustard greens, parsley, peas, scallions, soybeans, spinach, swiss chard, turnip greens, watercress, canola oil, green tea, egg yolk, liver (no problem there), and soybean oil.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Those are alot of my fave veggies... Of course, this isn't for forever - I'm allowed to let it back in slowly after my INR levels are between 2-4 for a while.
Weeza tore her ACL and will have to have surgery in early December and most likely won't be here for T'giving :(
I'm moving into my new place tomorrow and have been hustlin' & bustlin' - If anyone wants to help, I only have 4 people helping me and at different times... Oh well, it will work out somehow.
SO, on Monday, my INR went down from 1.93 to 1.8 - the new regimen is 10mg, 8mg, 10mg, etc. and get my blood re-drawn next Monday (at which point, I will try to remember to update this sooner). There are a bunch of foods that have vitamin K in them - I'm allowed to eat them, but only 1 cup/day... but how do you figure out how much vitamin K is in spinach versus garbanzo beans? So until we get my INR levels to between 2-4, I have to cut out all vitamin K - since that's the only thing left (I'm doing everything else by the book with no changes).
What is vitamin K in, you wonder? Well let me tell you: asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, garbanzo beans, collard greens, cucumber peel, endive, green onions, kale (SERIOUSLY??), lettuce, mustard greens, parsley, peas, scallions, soybeans, spinach, swiss chard, turnip greens, watercress, canola oil, green tea, egg yolk, liver (no problem there), and soybean oil.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Those are alot of my fave veggies... Of course, this isn't for forever - I'm allowed to let it back in slowly after my INR levels are between 2-4 for a while.
Weeza tore her ACL and will have to have surgery in early December and most likely won't be here for T'giving :(
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Issues with INR
Ever since my surgery 2-3 weeks ago (?), I've had trouble getting my INR levels back up between 2-4... I was temporarily in the range a couple of weeks ago and graduated from the shots, but I'm back under now :( Last Wednesday, my level was 1.4 and though it was 1.93 on Friday, the hematologist has me going back tomorrow (Monday) to get my blood drawn again and to get a leg ultrasound.
Really the leg ultrasound is to ease my mind more than anything else - I haven't had the filter in to catch clots, my coumadin levels (the meds that keep the clots at bay) aren't quite right, and occasionally I have swelling in my left leg. So the Doc suggested a leg ultrasound to let us know where we are and I fully agreed!
So that's where we are now! I wear compression socks everyday, which aren't completely good looking, so if you see me, that's why I'm wearing the hideous things, but besides that, not much else I can do!! My daily dosage has gone from 5 mg, to 6mg and now I'm taking 10mg on day1, 8mg on day 2, 8mg on day3, and then repeat back to 10mg, 8mg, 8mg, etc.
I will keep everyone posted on tomorrow's results. I'm not sure if I'll find out immediately - they seem to not tell you anything until they tell the Doc - SO frustrating!! But when I know, you will know!!
Keep Weeza in your prayers - I feel safe writing this because she NEVER checks the blog anymore (and she tends to be more private than I am), but she was playing in a soccer game today and wrenched her knee... she's in a full leg cast and crutches :(
Really the leg ultrasound is to ease my mind more than anything else - I haven't had the filter in to catch clots, my coumadin levels (the meds that keep the clots at bay) aren't quite right, and occasionally I have swelling in my left leg. So the Doc suggested a leg ultrasound to let us know where we are and I fully agreed!
So that's where we are now! I wear compression socks everyday, which aren't completely good looking, so if you see me, that's why I'm wearing the hideous things, but besides that, not much else I can do!! My daily dosage has gone from 5 mg, to 6mg and now I'm taking 10mg on day1, 8mg on day 2, 8mg on day3, and then repeat back to 10mg, 8mg, 8mg, etc.
I will keep everyone posted on tomorrow's results. I'm not sure if I'll find out immediately - they seem to not tell you anything until they tell the Doc - SO frustrating!! But when I know, you will know!!
Keep Weeza in your prayers - I feel safe writing this because she NEVER checks the blog anymore (and she tends to be more private than I am), but she was playing in a soccer game today and wrenched her knee... she's in a full leg cast and crutches :(
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