witzkeyman
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which is the best electric razor?
if you use a blade, which one?
thank you.
if you use a blade, which one?
thank you.
electric razor or blade?
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geebee
You do not need to change from what you are using now.
ALCapshaw2
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I've been using a Gillette Track II Twin Blade razor for decades.
NO problems because of being on Coumadin.
IF you cut yourself, just use Pressure and Time
(OK, maybe a little more time, but still, NO BIG DEAL).
'AL Capshaw'
NO problems because of being on Coumadin.
IF you cut yourself, just use Pressure and Time
(OK, maybe a little more time, but still, NO BIG DEAL).
'AL Capshaw'
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Karlynn
There's a lot of "talk" that goes on in the medical community that make people who are new to Coumadin think that if they get a simple cut that they're going to spout blood all over the place. The reality is that it won't take much long to stop a bleeding cut than if you weren't on Coumadin. If someone on Coumadin requires stitches, then someone with the same injury who wasn't on Coumadin would also require stitches.
Hey Dude.....quit worrying so much!! You are going to freak yourself out!!! Really and I mean really......the only thing that has changed is the fact that I have to get my INR tested once a week.....that's it......scouts honor....honest injun.....
This is OHS....thay have pretty much perfected it. You will be fine and life will be the same for all practical purposes. Unless you are like me and it is just so much better.
This is OHS....thay have pretty much perfected it. You will be fine and life will be the same for all practical purposes. Unless you are like me and it is just so much better.
Use whatever you want to shave......just don't play lawn darts in the dark.
witzkeyman
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cooker, you're right. I'm severly anxious. going to ask if I could be given something tomorrow for the cath. this site is my therapy.cooker said:
witzkeyman
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lawn darts in the dark on coumadin. that's a scary thought.Bina said:Use whatever you want to shave......just don't play lawn darts in the dark.
Ross
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Dude you need to go to http://www.warfarinfo.com/warfarinfo.com2.htm and just sit and read all day or until you've read it all. It will answer everything and more, that your asking.
Sounds to me like your hearing myth and you need to be educated to the Truth, not the myth.
I use a razor and cream. Cut myself every time too. Ain't bled to death yet.
Sounds to me like your hearing myth and you need to be educated to the Truth, not the myth.
I use a razor and cream. Cut myself every time too. Ain't bled to death yet.
JimL
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Of course, if you've always wanted to grow a beard, and you feel that you need an excuse, this is a perfect one. The doctor said I couldn't shave. Honest.
I didn't shave for a while, and it was great, until I started getting nagged to get it trimmed because it was too scraggly -- and I felt that shaving was easier than a trim, so I've been shaving ever since.
I didn't shave for a while, and it was great, until I started getting nagged to get it trimmed because it was too scraggly -- and I felt that shaving was easier than a trim, so I've been shaving ever since.
Like Al said, if you cut yourself..use pressure. Just had a nurse friend tell me the other day..At least 15 minutes..6 years on coumadin and just a few nips/small cuts...I bought a bottle of New Skin..(like glue)..I have thin skin on my hands...and 1 mean cat.. he likes to take a swat at me sometimes.. ..Mainly, it is the head that one on coumadin wants to be careful..Fall/brain bleed...Why I have been in house all day..Ice coated wooden steps..Hubby tried to break it up with a hammar..Just solid..I live in North Ga. not many ice storms.....so living in Fla. not much for you to worry about.. ....Bonnie
he likes to take a swat at me sometimes.. ..Mainly, it is the head that one on coumadin wants to be careful..Fall/brain bleed...Why I have been in house all day..Ice coated wooden steps..Hubby tried to break it up with a hammar..Just solid..I live in North Ga. not many ice storms.....so living in Fla. not much for you to worry about.. ....Bonnie
ChuckVSP
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Why shave?
Why shave?
I have had a beard for most of the past 26 years, (after my first valve replacement) except for about a 10 year period when in uniform as a law enforcement professional. Still work law enforcement, but as a civilian dispatcher. Still have my chin whiskers, which I will cut off about every 5 years for the heck of it, or on a dare! When this happens, I use a simple BIC twin blade disposable. Will cut myself once in a while, but stops in short order. I just let them go about a month, then grow it back. Look so funny without my beard! I joke with the folks at work that a paper cut is a potentially fatal injury for me!
Why shave?
I have had a beard for most of the past 26 years, (after my first valve replacement) except for about a 10 year period when in uniform as a law enforcement professional. Still work law enforcement, but as a civilian dispatcher. Still have my chin whiskers, which I will cut off about every 5 years for the heck of it, or on a dare! When this happens, I use a simple BIC twin blade disposable. Will cut myself once in a while, but stops in short order. I just let them go about a month, then grow it back. Look so funny without my beard! I joke with the folks at work that a paper cut is a potentially fatal injury for me!
Magic8Ball
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Ditto Cooker.
I've changed nothing since surgery and feel fine.
I shave using an old style gillette sensor excel with none of those ponsy 'safety wires'....i've shaved the top off the odd bump in the face and bled....the old tissue paper & pressure plus a bit of aftershave did the trick exactly the same as it did before being on warfarin. One thing i've had from time to time (not got one now) is a styptic pencil (spelling wrong) which is like a hard white stick that you dip in water and touch on shaving cuts...it stings a little but stops the bleeding...i havent had one since surgery as my skill with the razor is high
Go to the site ross mentioned, i sat for two days at work (i know ) and read every article...the info was great.
I've done all the things i shouldn't have done since surgery, fell over, dropped a tv on my foot, jammed fingers, got play punched in the arm etc etc and i have no additional brusing or anything different from prior to surgery.
You look like a decent sized bloke with some muscle around you, you will have no problems with brusing.
I guess with your short time to surgery you are not getting the time to acustom yourself with all the available info around so feel free to keep posting your questions and we will keep answering.
Regards.
I've changed nothing since surgery and feel fine.
I shave using an old style gillette sensor excel with none of those ponsy 'safety wires'....i've shaved the top off the odd bump in the face and bled....the old tissue paper & pressure plus a bit of aftershave did the trick exactly the same as it did before being on warfarin. One thing i've had from time to time (not got one now) is a styptic pencil (spelling wrong) which is like a hard white stick that you dip in water and touch on shaving cuts...it stings a little but stops the bleeding...i havent had one since surgery as my skill with the razor is high
Go to the site ross mentioned, i sat for two days at work (i know
) and read every article...the info was great.I've done all the things i shouldn't have done since surgery, fell over, dropped a tv on my foot, jammed fingers, got play punched in the arm etc etc and i have no additional brusing or anything different from prior to surgery.
You look like a decent sized bloke with some muscle around you, you will have no problems with brusing.
I guess with your short time to surgery you are not getting the time to acustom yourself with all the available info around so feel free to keep posting your questions and we will keep answering.
Regards.
Philip B
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Bleeding to Death
Bleeding to Death
Prior to his death a few years ago at age 95, my grandfather was placed on a small daily dosage (2.5 mg) of coumadin to address some blood clotting issues in his legs. He was convinced that he was going to bleed to death if he cut himself while shaving or trimming his toe nails. There was no reasoning with him because someone told him coumadin was a blood thinner. He was sure any kind of cut would result in all of his blood running out. He insisted on using an electric razor to reduce his risk of cutting himself.
I've sometimes wondered what he would think if he were still alive and knew that I do a daily dosage of 5-10 mg. He would really be freaked-out if he could see me using a blade razor to shave.
The answer to your question about which blade is the best one is pretty easy... use a sharp one.
-Philip
Bleeding to Death
Prior to his death a few years ago at age 95, my grandfather was placed on a small daily dosage (2.5 mg) of coumadin to address some blood clotting issues in his legs. He was convinced that he was going to bleed to death if he cut himself while shaving or trimming his toe nails. There was no reasoning with him because someone told him coumadin was a blood thinner. He was sure any kind of cut would result in all of his blood running out. He insisted on using an electric razor to reduce his risk of cutting himself.
I've sometimes wondered what he would think if he were still alive and knew that I do a daily dosage of 5-10 mg. He would really be freaked-out if he could see me using a blade razor to shave.
The answer to your question about which blade is the best one is pretty easy... use a sharp one.
-Philip
witzkeyman
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Philip B said:Prior to his death a few years ago at age 95, my grandfather was placed on a small daily dosage (2.5 mg) of coumadin to address some blood clotting issues in his legs. He was convinced that he was going to bleed to death if he cut himself while shaving or trimming his toe nails. There was no reasoning with him because someone told him coumadin was a blood thinner. He was sure any kind of cut would result in all of his blood running out. He insisted on using an electric razor to reduce his risk of cutting himself.
I've sometimes wondered what he would think if he were still alive and knew that I do a daily dosage of 5-10 mg. He would really be freaked-out if he could see me using a blade razor to shave.
The answer to your question about which blade is the best one is pretty easy... use a sharp one.
good advice. your grandfather reminds me of myself. thanks for being the guinea pig.
-Philip
good advice. your grandfather reminds me of myself. thanks for being the guinea pig.
just kidding. awaiting entrance to the hospital tomorrow morning.
cp172
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Hi witzkeyman,
You will get all kinds of crazy advice from folks at work, etc.that do not know what they are talking about. Heck I made sure I had duct tape nearby when I started taking warfin after hearing how I would bleed after a cut. Best advice you will get will be from the folks here at VR. Gotta go..I am trying to find that lawn dart game I bought years ago.
You will get all kinds of crazy advice from folks at work, etc.that do not know what they are talking about. Heck I made sure I had duct tape nearby when I started taking warfin after hearing how I would bleed after a cut.
Best advice you will get will be from the folks here at VR. Gotta go..I am trying to find that lawn dart game I bought years ago.