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I'm going to ask about home testing too.

Bob - It definitely sounds like we are in similar situations. I'll be going to the doctor in the next week or so and I'm going to see if I can stop the aspirin yet. Kvntoday - For the most part, I haven't had any real problems with the warfarin. Before I went on it, I heard so many horror...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I love this forum! It sounds like this isn't an emergency, so I'll just wait until my PCP returns from vacation and then mention it to him. I have to go for my next INR test anyway when he returns.

I'm starting to think stopping the baby aspirin would be the thing to do. Maybe it wasn't meant to be for the long term after the surgery, but none of the doctors ever stopped it. I'm going to have to ask them. I hesitate to change any medications without asking first, but maybe I'm being...

I'm also taking 75 mg of Toporol. I called the cardio last week about my continued discomfort on the left side of my chest (he thinks it could be muscular but may order an xray if it doesn't get better in a week or so), so I'm hesitant to call him again this week about the bruising. I would...

My INR had been low for a couple of months (around 1.9). They increased my Warfarin and finally got it up to 3.3 (that was at the end of July). My range is supposed to be 2.5-3.5. I have to go back in 2 weeks for my next blood test. My PCP manages my Coumadin. He's on vacation for the...

Thanks for the responses. That's why I love this forum...I find people who are experiencing the same thing. I'm sure I must have bumped into something and just don't remember, but I was starting to get scared that I'm suddenly getting black and blue so quickly.

I'm not quite sure where to post this, so I'm putting it here. I had AVR in January and have been on warfarin (a St. Jude's valve was put in). Lately I've noticed I get alot of black and blue marks. I don't even remember hurting myself, but these marks are constantly popping up. I'm...

Thanks, Ross! The scary part was that the doc kept increasing the Warfarin and yet my INR was going lower. I was becoming sure that something was wrong. Now, I'm convinced (and I could be wrong) that it was coming off the Amiodorane. Also, and I don't know if this matters, about a month ago...

Good news! My latest results are in and I'm within normal range again. I'm up to 2.6! The doctor said to stay on the current dosage and come back in two weeks for another test. I'm very relieved. Maryka - I stopped taking my multiple vitamin before my surgery and never went back to it...

The doctor has been increasing my dosage each time I had the low INR. I went from 3 mg a day up to 4.5 five times a week and 3.5 two times a week. I guess depending on what the new reading is, he might go 4.5 every day. Does this matter - my other prescription was from one pharmacy and the...

Thanks for the info. That would make sense. If it's still low with 5 days at 4.5, then 7 would be the way to go.

My range is supposed to be 2.5-3.5. The readings I've been getting lately are 1.9, 2.1 and then down to 1.9 again. So, that's low.

Thanks for the help everyone...I just posted in the anticoagulation section about the INR. As for the aches, I've noticed that it seems to be worse when I'm at work. At home, I don't seem to hurt as much. My job is an office job, so it's not like I'm doing anything strenuous, although it is a...

I posted about this in the post-surgery topic, but it was suggested I post it here, so here I am :) I had AVR in January and had a St. Johns valve put in. Now, I'm on a blood thinner, of course. I'm on Warfarin 3mg per day. At first my INR was within the normal range, but in the past 6 weeks...