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Ok. I'm sure that most of you know of the wildfires we're having here in Colorado. I'm in the Denver Metro area, and in no danger, but I know there are others here who are in harms way: Christina? Herb? Anyone else? I can't even begin to tell you what it is like here Coming north from Pueblo...

Hi y'all...it's been a bit since I posted, but I read every day. I remember a while ago someone, either Marty or maybe Protimenow posted a form that they use to keep track of all of their medical history. I've tried searching the forum, but I can't seem to find it :( Could whoever that was...

This has been a trying and difficult 10 days. Last Wednesday, November 28, I had a total abdominal hysterectomy for a large fibroid tumor. The surgery went well although it was difficult, and all was going as expected. I was released on Sunday November 1st, one day late due to oozing issues...

Ok folks...time for me to vent...and it's really not "life threatening". I'm going in for a hysterectomy next Wednesday (the 28th). My PCP (not the one doing the surgery...that's my OB/GYN) is very good and said..."Stop taking your warfarin 5 days prior and start Lovenox right away...that way...

Ross, Marty, Karlynn & all, Ok. Here I sit, trying to guess if my husband's ACT manager is doing a good job. As many of you know, my husband threw a blood clot (no known cause) a week ago. He was in the hospital until noon on Wednesday. They had him on a heparin drip the entire time and he...

Time for me to vent a bit. I've had quite a couple of days. My husband has a blood clot located behind his knee for the past 7 months. We didn't know he had one, but it appears that for the last 2 months this clot has been shedding parts of itself and lodging in his lungs. On Monday morning...

I was just visiting my Kaiser Permanente website & they have a listing of all the medications my Dr. has prescribed. This was part of the info for Warfarin. "This medication is used to treat blood clots and/or to prevent new clots from forming in your body. Preventing harmful blood clots helps...

Hi everyone?I NEED TO VENT! I?m a member here (6 years this past June!), but I don?t post often & I usually hang out in the Anti-Coag forum. This post isn?t about me? My mom had Aortic Valve Replacement surgery on September 19, 2007. (Runs in the family.) Since then we have had problems?ugh...

Hey all...this is rather indelicate I suppose, but I'm in a quandry. I contracted some salmonella (I'm supposing) from some lettuce that I didn't wash very well. As a consequence, I haven't been able to keep much inside for the last 2 days. I haven't had ANY vegetables or my vitamins since...

:confused: Hi everyone! I'm not new here...had AVR in June of 2001. I still monitor the Anti-Coag forum every day. Now I have some new questions. Recently, my mother had been going through some dizzy spells. She went to the Dr. & her O2 sats were down in the 85% range. That scared her...

Time to vent...sorry. I've about had it up to "here" with my PCP!!! I swear I know 10x more about warfarin regulation (thanks to Al Lodwick and this wonderful site) than he does!! My INR bottomed out because I changed my diet pretty drastically AND I started exercising every day for at least...

I went to see Marcia on Thursday afternoon on my lunch hour. I took her a printout of all your wonderful replies. She was sitting up in her chair watching TV. She looked good. Her throat still hurts from the vent, and her legs are still wobbly. She was having bouts of A-fib that morning as...

I received this from Bob B (Marcia B's) husband tonight: Folks, This morning when I visited Marcia she was sitting in a chair next to her bed in intensive care. In front of her was some juice, coffee and a container of some unidentifiable, white colored gruel. She still had lots of tubes...

I received this e-mail from MarciaB's husband this evening: Hello all, We awoke around 3 AM, arrived at the hospital at 5, only to find we beat out the admissions clerks, arriving late due to an overnight snowfall of 6 inches. We waiting in the lobby for about 10 minutes until they unlocked...

I've noticed a lot of people recently posting that are afraid or anxious of how their scar is going to look. I have a suggestion for all of you. Ask your surgeon if he would consider closing the outer portion of your incision with dermabond (skin superglue). There will be no staples or no...

Hi everyone, I just started working as patient coordinator for my dentist. (Pretty scary for someone who avoided dentists like the plague until 2 years ago.) He gave me a chart to use when I'm dealing with patients who are on coumadin since I am familiar with the drug. I thought that this...

I posted this to the New Advancements by mistake. It really should be here in the Coumadin forum. I stumbled on this today while trying to find a website for my surgeon. I thought that it would be interesting for those of us on anticoagulation therapy. Anticoagulation - Use, Management and...

Here are 2 articles that I ran across this morning. They are roundtable discussions among several cardio-thoracic surgeons. This discussion is about the valve choice itself with respect to life expectancy. Life Expectancy and Valve Selection Criteria This discussion is about Valve Choice...

All, I stumbled on this today while trying to find a website for my surgeon. I thought that it would be interesting for those of us on anticoagulation therapy. Anticoagulation - Use, Management and Effect on Quality of Life Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this document.

Al, I hate to bother you with this kind of question, but my PCP doesn't seem to be very informed on some of the anti-coagulation issues. I am in need of a simple tooth extraction. I am on 40mg of warfarin per week. My INR runs around 2-2.5 (can't convince my PCP to let it stay around 3.0)...