anticoagulation

VQ Scan from waspbuster 632 days old

Just as I left the ward yesterday afternoon, one of the nurses said 'You know about your appointment tomorrow', No, 'You have an appointment at 11:00 ...

Another Consultant from waspbuster 635 days old

I saw a third consultant this morning; previously I had seen a couple of doctors on the same team. I had expressed my problems / fears’ regarding what ...

Heart Op Now On from waspbuster 765 days old

I saw one of the Head Honchos of the heart department on Monday morning. I say one because there apparently are three. Initially I had an ultrasound ...

Check Up and Jabs from waspbuster 815 days old

I saw the oncologist yesterday, who said that I hadn’t seen anybody for a long time. This puzzled me; she then noted that all the recent letters were ...

Griping to the GP from waspbuster 920 days old

[ ... ] that they would write to the anticoagulation clinic, yet I got a letter from them to say I had missed an appointment, on Friday. So I can only ...

Warfrin Changed Again from waspbuster 987 days old

My INR reading this week is 3.8. The Warfarin dose has been changed again. I have to take 5mg one day and 6mg the next. This is alternated each day for ...

It's too High from waspbuster 992 days old

The last blood test taken told us that INR reading was 4.6. This is far too high and now I have to reduce the Warfarin to 6mg. The previous two weeks ...

Target Reached from waspbuster 1000 days old

My target of INR 3.0 has been reached this week. A reading of 3.1 was returned which means that this week I stay on the same level (7mg) of Warfarin. ...

Down to 2.2 from waspbuster 1006 days old

The INR is now down to 2.2, which is on the way to the target. The Warfarin has been increased to 7mg this week. I don't have to go for a another blood ...

INR Going Down from waspbuster 1012 days old

Yesterday's blood test result was 1.9 which is the first significant move I have had. I have been told to stay on the same level (6mg) of Warfarin. I ...