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I was supposed to take them BEFORE surgery but got off them--did you find anything new ? Thanks Neo !

That's one of the best posts I've ever seen here thanks.

My understanding is some countries don't participate in this service. Plus I'm living out of the Western World in Asia and I don't believe any of the doctors here would take a phone call from a outside lab company. Also they don't allow self testing here or even sell self testing kits

It sounds like self-dosing is the way to fly especially if you're not able to reach your clinic easily unless you've got an appointment.

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I am same..how is your inr?

I was diagnosed with depression and 94 along with anxiety but I remember having it at least as far back as grade school if not earlier. Some of us are highly sensitive. Some people might want to read the book called The highly sensitive person by Elaine aaron. Also the people have had a lot of...

You mean depression? Absolutely anything related to emotional or mental Wellness as well as health is scary even in the developed Western world even among educated people. Nobody in my experience or most people don't have the courage to talk about depression anxiety mental or emotional Wellness...

I've got severe depression lifelong that's treatment resistant even with medication and Decades of therapy so I'm terrified what the surgery is going to do to my pre-existing depression insomnia anxiety.

I am aware genius...And I am not asking about Everest ...you --I am asking about dietary changes when traveling and how that affects INR

HJ How do you adjust your warfarin ? With a clinc ? Doctor ? On your own ? How do you know how much to adjust or subtract to your daily dose ?

Can get Omega 3 from plants without the bad fats from fish--shoot for flax and chias

How's your valve?)

Harriet - I would hate to hear the ticking of a mechanical valve - it would be no joke to me. I know for some people hearing the ticking is reassuring but for others that would be quite the opposite.-AMen

How are things now ?

'The other point I have not seen anyone mention with mechanical valves is the risk of overseas travel to non first world countries where different diet, upset stomach can interfere with warfarin and there is unlikely to be someone available with lovonox as a backup or a well equipped ER." I...

Hey man I sent you a direct message. I'm in the same boat. I'm living in Thailand 60 years old in Bangkok probably going to do the surgery in the next month or so looking at doing it at chula. Trying to figure out which valve to get. I'm also concerned about the quality of Health Care here...

I've been told by more than one pharmacy that warfarin is only available at the hospitals

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