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Medical Forum / General / General / May 2005New and troubled coumadin patient ;-)
I sure hope someone can shed some light for me. I'm a 43 year old woman that experienced a pulmunary embolism 12/30/04 and was put on 15 mg. coumadin daily (had troubles getting INR into theraputic range - 15 seemed to be the magic number). Am suddenly experiencing major fluctuations with INR. No changes in diet, etc. In March, INR jumped to 3.4; April, it dropped to 1.1, 1.4 and 1.2 over 2 week period. Dr. actually suspected the lab of errors, but no such luck. Am now taking 18.25 mg daily and am awaiting next blood draw (5/17)to see if things have stablized. I was originally told I would only be on warfarin until July. Now I seriously wonder. No DVT's were ever found; no one knows where the clot came from and/or why I threw it. ALL blood tests came back clean, including tests to rule out Hugh's Syndrome and antiphosphoruslipid syndrome (?) - both of which my mother has. Question 1 - How dangerous is it being on such a high dosage? I am more than a little nervous... Questions 2 - Any hypothications as to what in the world is happening to me? My dr.'s are passive, to say the least (HMO) Lastly, Question 3 - Can there be biological false negatives to the tests ran? I have many of the symptoms of Hugh's, including chronic migraine. Am more than grateful. thanks "New and troubled coumadin Patient ~ Question 1. How dangerous is it Being on such a high dosage? I am More than a little nervous ..." ~ Henevelds "Chill, babe. We'll take care of you." ~ Twittering "Questions 2. Any hypothications As to what in the world is happening to me?" ~ Henevelds "Hell No. No idea. Unless, of course ~ C'est L'aour." ~ Folly 'Nope, Not for nope do I mope. But Please just close The door." ~ Twittering "My Dr.'s passive, To say the least (HMO)." ~ Henevelds "O, she seemed Tres Domme to me ~ Perhaps, You jest ~ ? ~ Twittering "Lastly ..." ~ Henevelds "Fastly!" ~ Folly Question 3. Can there be biological false negatives To the tests ran? I've many of the symptoms of Hugh's, Including chronic migraine." ~ Henevelds "Who's Hugh? As for false negatives, O, the moon's Void, Of course. Don't sweat the small stuff. All's reversed, rehearsed, too." ~ Twittering "O, yes, the hearse Drove up, arrived in the driveway yesterday." ~ Folly "Am more than grateful. Thanks." ~ Henevelds "Try ~ Couperin ~ !" ~ Twittering "... & cranberries, Or a chamring Cadberry @ The Capstan Bar ~ !" ~ Fully Felacious Folly "Am more than grateful. Thanks." ~ Henevelds "Try ~ Couperin ~ !" ~ Twittering "... & cranberries, Or a charming Cadbury @ The Capstan Bar ~ !" ~ Fully Fallacious Folly "... or an Eisenberry In a hurry, For the Knight's Mare Early show ~ !" ~ Twittering |
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