It says new member but I’m not new. I must have messed up somewhere.
My usual dose is 6.75 (3 + 1/2 of a 7.5) keeps me around 2.5. Last 3mdays I spiked each dose with extra .5 and will pull,back now hoping to land in zone tomorrow. Today is day 7 dose this morning last night I was 1.7 so with daily 81mg aspirin I am in theory within range for the On-X,but I prefer to be around 2.5.
Hi, i also have an OnX and used the 81mg for several years; but decided to move range to 1.8 - 2.8 with weekly home testing; i would think it could good to check with cardiologist/surgeon before start taking aspirin; just a thought, see attached fragment from a doc.
the attached file is just something i got from one of the doctors in the family, just in case, could be of interest
They will give you the syringes filled with Lovenox you can inject yourself into the stomach. It is not hard to do. I had to do it to get me back on Warfarin, since I was off Warfarin for 3 months, did not have insurance to cover the med. You do fine with the bridge. Good luck on the scopes.
yeah, hate the bruising. Now I am also diabetic and do my insulin in the stomach and hate that too. And thing is, also on another injectable for my A1C, do that shot in the thighs. Hate that also. I bruise so easy due to the Warfarin and bumping into things sometimes. And pinches.I remember one of the hassles with that was that the syringes are prefilled with a certain dosage, yet for my weight I was only supposed to inject a lesser amount. So I had to expel some of the dose b4 injecting, also eyeballing that, trying to do the injection part etc etc, was all overwhelming for me, and was given multiple different instructions for doing the injection by different DRs/nurses etc, in the end I managed with great difficulty but ended up with a belly totally covered black/blue/blood red from the injection bruises (caused by warfarin slower clotting I guess at the same time). It was a horrible experience I'm not looking to go through again....
Hi everyone. I finally did my colonoscopy and endoscopy on April 16. My cardiologist had me off Jantoven on April 13 and testing every day and emailing him for instructions. I was also brdiging with Lovenosx for several days. I went from 3.5 to 1.4 and then back up again. Last day on Jantoven was April 12. April 13 my INR was 3.5 and I took nothing. April 14 I tested 3.3 and took nothing.This is my personal experience
http://cjeastwd.blogspot.com/2017/12/perioperative-management-of-inr.html
Well done, a perfectly conducted process ... 👏April 17 I tested 1.4 and I had 2 shots and 6 mg of jantoven
April 18 I tested 1.7 and had 2 shots and 8 mg that evening of Jantoven.
April 19 I tested 2.1 had an AM and a PM shot and another 8 mg of Jantoven that evening.
April 20 I tested 2.7 , no more shots and 6 mg of Jantoven.
April 21 I tested 3.3 and took 4 mg of Jantoven
Thanks for sharing Sheenas. That's great info!Hi everyone. I finally did my colonoscopy and endoscopy on April 16. My cardiologist had me off Jantoven on April 13 and testing every day and emailing him for instructions. I was also brdiging with Lovenosx for several days. I went from 3.5 to 1.4 and then back up again. Last day on Jantoven was April 12. April 13 my INR was 3.5 and I took nothing. April 14 I tested 3.3 and took nothing.
April 15 Was a Monday I tested 2.1 and was instructed to take a shot at 9 AM and another at 9PM.
April16 Tuesday was colonoscopy day and endoscopy I tested 1.4. I had no polyps and only brushings for upped endo, I was told to take a shot at 11;30 am and another at 9pm that night.
April 17 I tested 1.4 and I had 2 shots and 6 mg of jantoven
April 18 I tested 1.7 and had 2 shots and 8 mg that evening of Jantoven.
April 19 I tested 2.1 had an AM and a PM shot and another 8 mg of Jantoven that evening.
April 20 I tested 2.7 , no more shots and 6 mg of Jantoven.
April 21 I tested 3.3 and took 4 mg of Jantoven
April 22 tested tested 3.5 and 6 mg of Jantoven.
I was told to go back to my normal medication amounts and test every Monday.
It was harrowing ....glad its over. But everyone is different and I emailed with my doctor every single day ! I have a great doctor.
Really glad.
I didn't post anything prior to this because there were so many other threads, but I'll follow up with this. As always, everyone's experience may be different, but I can 100% confirm this.If your INR drops fast and long before the procedure, by all means bridge but it will take a while on broth to drop it IMO.
Also be careful of Lovenox if they remove polyps, you may end up with bloody poo in the bowl.
Rather restart Warfarin and let your INR rise back slowly.
The GI specifically did NOT cauterize, they did a cold snare which was explained to me that it was a less risk of bleeding post op. I recall reading somewhere that after the initial procedure with cauterization, the scab can "slough" off and begin to bleed more than the snare procedure.@Mister_James and @ChuckM both of you reported bloody stool after having a colonoscopy with polyp removal. Did the GI cauterize where he/she removed the polyp?
Because I've had serious hematomas while bridging after surgeries, I don't bridge for colonoscopies (per cardiologist's and GI doc's orders). I have been told to get my INR down to 2.0-2.5. I home-test. It's easy to get my INR down to 2.0, using INR results before previous colonoscopies.
One polyp was removed during my last colonoscopy (2023). The doctor told me she cauterized the area to prevent bleeding. It worked -- no bleeding.
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