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Hopefully we only need to do this series of shots (which is only 5). After that the Doc said the coumadin should be in full swing.
Please excuse the knuckledragger in me but what do you mean by coumadin measurements? Like the bloods ability to clot or not? Also besides Vitamin K and green leffy veggies are there any or "Do Not Eats?"
Thanks again everyone for the help and Info it has defiently helped.
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Your Coumadin clinic should be able to provide you a pamphlet with all the side effects of certain foods. The blasted thing is a small book.
Online searches seem very generalized, but my hemotology bubbas are adamant about my diet. Seems to be doing OK-levels have been stable for awhile now.
If you can't get ahold of anything, let me know and I will send you mine.
She should be going in for INR testing to determine her Protime (PT). This level is the effect the coumadin is having on her ability to clot. For example, I cut my fetchin finger the other day (
small cut) and it bled for about 4 hours. Effect of coumadin
The protien cascade that is required to activate my clotting factors is measured by the coumadin clinic and expressed as my INR. She should be doing the same thing either now or in the very near future. Once she stabilizes, they may lengthen the time between coumadin clinic checks.
My absolute best to her...be sure to keep her safe, I bruise like a blasted grape.
Eagle