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Hello everyone:
Here goes......this is my second update regarding my husband's tricuspid valve repair last Wednesday.
This morning, the Dr. decided to give him a "bolus" of coumaden, since his INR was still at 1.4 after two/three days of dosing at 10mg. (He usually takes 7.5). So they gave him 15 mg. - That is fine. Then they gave it to him a SECOND time. He questioned them....said he thought they had already dosed him with the coumaden, and the nurse checked, and said no, he hadn't gotten in. An hour later the PA came in, and told us he had in fact been given a total of 30mg. of coumaden.
Add that to the still high heart rate.....he will not be coming home tomorrow.
He is at a first class hospital, with a first class cardiologist and a first class surgeon. Who would have imagined.......
Marybeth
Here goes......this is my second update regarding my husband's tricuspid valve repair last Wednesday.
This morning, the Dr. decided to give him a "bolus" of coumaden, since his INR was still at 1.4 after two/three days of dosing at 10mg. (He usually takes 7.5). So they gave him 15 mg. - That is fine. Then they gave it to him a SECOND time. He questioned them....said he thought they had already dosed him with the coumaden, and the nurse checked, and said no, he hadn't gotten in. An hour later the PA came in, and told us he had in fact been given a total of 30mg. of coumaden.
Add that to the still high heart rate.....he will not be coming home tomorrow.
He is at a first class hospital, with a first class cardiologist and a first class surgeon. Who would have imagined.......
Marybeth