Eva

This would be laughable if it wasn’t happening now. I think doctors are somehow encouraged to go to the psychiatric side of medicine no...

Sorry to hear all the above. Sending you my good wishes.

My surgeon, after my surgery, told me that he removed my left appendage for the same reason. My surgery was in 2008 and I had two...

Thank you, Zoltania. Yes, this is very disturbing especially that I’m the sole caregiver to my beautiful lovely 93-years old sister...

Warfarin questions aside, this must be a frightening time for you, Eva. Wishing you peace and good results.

Thank you, Tom. My INR would drop to 1 in 3 or 4 days with my sensitivity to medicine! My cardio has not returned my call nor responded...

My INR drops to 1 with 5 days being warfarin-free. That's what my cardio's nurse orders. I restart after procedure or the next day...

Thank you, perrybucsdad. I lowered my INR before tooth extraction to 2 and all went well and I’m still around. I’ll also suggest that...

I know when I had to have a tooth extracted, the dentist told me not to stop my warfarin, but to ensure I was under X for my INR (sorry...

Thank you, Chuck C. I sent a message and a telephone call to his office, but no response yet! I’ll call again today if I don’t hear...

Holding warfarin for 7 days for such a minor procedure is bonkers. Definitely check with your cardiologist. They take the tissue sample...

Thank you, dick236. Absolutely! With my heart’s condition and my sensitivity to medicine, those 7 days might become my last 7 days 😀😔...

I agree with Pell. Make sure to involve your cardio in the decision to hold your warfarin. That 7-day hold might be OK for someone on...

Thank you, Pellicle. I’ll read your blog.

I am scheduled for an IR US Breast Biopsy on August 6. While I was scheduling the appointment, the lady asked me to stop taking Advil...