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Naproxen and ibuprofen are ALSO NSAIDs and also have an effect on platelets. I don't know if they affect platelets more or less than...

'200 patient life years' is a fairly meaningless number unless (and I didn't listen to the audio, so I may have missed this step) you...

That's how I've done it. The meter that I got from my doctor - one that the user thought was 'too inaccurate' had a box of REALLY OLD...

If you do, you can try the experiment - you may need a few tins. FWIW - I used to donate my 'expired' cans to a local food bank. They...

FWIW - I had an ablation on 4/2. They went through the femoral artery. I lowered my INR to 1.5 for the procedure. A collagen plug was...

Years ago, when I was taking Lanoxin (digoxin), I occasionally experienced a weird phenomenon - it wasn't double vision, but bright...

I don't think I have access to 60 year old sardines, so I can't test this.

Personally, for something like warfarin, I'm not all that sure that expiration dates mean much. It's not an antibiotic that may degrade...

If we have an apocalypse, anticoagulation may not be your first worry. 'Natural' anticoagulants aren't predictable in their effects...

Actually, I don't have grandchildren or dogs, but I WILL have a toilet once the remediation of my house from a flood in JULY is...

You know you’re going to need to have surgery. It will happen. Thus, in my humble OPINION, it is much better to have surgery before...

Timmay - I test once a week - unless my INR for some reason gets near to, or below, 2.0. I'll adjust my dosage - probably by .5 or 1 mg...

I have a supply of strips and, if I go with them, I WILL supplement - and probably do this on my own meter. I was called today - they...

The big problem may be discomfort wearing your seatbelt. Your sternum isn't fully healed. I can't even think of what I would do if I...

I can't and won't tell you what to do. I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve. It was diagnosed when I was 23, and I was told that 'in...