Recent content by DRG.

What I have noticed reading this forum off and on since my surgery in April 2015 is that there are really no "typical" experiences ....everyone is different. I could never run distance even as a teen. If the PhyEd instructor sent us out on cross country run at the start of class ( as he was...

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I have not had Migraines but I do get episodes of double vision from time to time that I did not experience before I had OHS. They are more than a bit disturbing when they happen while driving but I have found simply closing one eye allows me to function and they don't normally last more than a...

It may be that the type of Mech valve is the main factor on whether you or others hear it. Mine is a Medtronic Open Pivot and from what I have read they are quieter but I have no experience with any other type but I did have one doctor tell me he could not hear my valve in the context that...

Some days mine is more noticeable to me than other days and sometimes I notice it at night when I am trying to drift off to sleep and sometimes not at all. Right now I don't hear any sound other days I can hear it.

If they are keeping you on a steady 5mg you should see your INR raise up after a week .... BUT... as I have found from personal experience and been told by more than one doctor...everyone is different. In my case they started me on the 5mg the first day then I was told to only take 2.5mg for 2...

Yes. My first dose of Coumadin was April 13 / 2015 and it wasn't until May 26 2015 that my INR was above 2.5. In the middle of that I had a mild stroke ( probably AFib related but the actual reasons remain unclear ) --- when I got to emerg and they checked my INR it was 2.3. The disturbing...

You can eat " lots of greens" while on coumadin / warfarin..... the trick is you need to eat the same amount consistently day after day to maintain a relatively consistent INR. I have also found the level of physical activity done in a day can cause changes in INR. As this summer has progressed...

QUOTE " Does anyone have any experience with what to expect, or is it pretty individual? It certainly wouldn't be the end of the world to have to abstain, but it has certainly become a part of socializing in this area." I had one spike in my INR ( 6.0 ) that I have suspected came from slight...

I envy the people who are stable on Coumadin and can miss a dose with little effect. I drop like a stone when doses are missed or withheld as two Doctors have discovered. My range is 2.5-3.5 and twice I have spiked to 6. The first time I was told to stop taking it for three days then resume my...