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alicia
Last Thursday I had my Coumadin checked and to my shock it was 8.4! My cardioligist was out of town so they had me talk to one of his partners. He rushed me to the ER where they checked my labs again and was 8.4 also. They gave me a bag of Vitamin K in my IVS. The Drs told me to go home and take it easy and withhold Coumadin 4 nights until Monday when I would return to their office for another check. I went as scheduled and my Coumadin was now at 1.0..My cardiologist was in the office so he saw me and had me rush to be admitted to the Hospital for a heparin drip. I did as told and they checked my labs again this morning and it is still1.0!!!! My cardio expects me to be here for at least 5 days on Heparin. Im in the hospital bored to death but I feel safer here than at home. he gave me the option of Lovenox shots twice a day, but after my last horrifying expierance with Lovenox I decided to bite the bullet and go into the hospital. Im on the heart icu floor. Luckily they have wireless internet so I can at least use my laptop. Im sooooo bored. Im also a littlle upset because I felt IF the Dr had admitted me last week they could have had my Coumadin in range by now. This has been a wee bit frustrating. But thanks be to God I have not had a stroke!! Any others have this problem? Just thought I would share.
Alicia
Alicia