Been unwell

[CathieC]

Been unwell for last 2 days not had any food, kept my fluids up but squitters ( sorry cant spell diar...}managed to keep down normal medication including my warfarin. Will it effect my INR . after 3 weeks I am still only at 1.2 and they upped the Warfarin to 6 mgms. How long should I let it go before I call clinic?

[jennydog]

If you feel well enough I would suggest that you ring them tomorrow or on Monday. If your result is very low they will probably be seeing you every week. I take 6 daily to get me over 2. I was their star patient as I achieved stable 2.5 very easily. Then I went on a diet to prepare for ablation and the next result was 1.4. It has been a slow 4 weeks to get to 1.9 to-day. I didn't realise that cutting out added sugar to lose weight would have such a dramatic effect.

I hope that you will feel better tomorrow.

[CathieC in reply to jennydog]

Thank you Jennydog thanks for that. did think I would ring the clinic tomorrow.

Cathie

[jedimasterlincoln]

Yes it will affect INR because you've had a pretty major dietry change/reduced or changed intake. I would call them and tell them see what they say.

[CathieC]

Thank you. I will do in the morning. Cathie

[Loo53]

How are you today Cathie?

[CathieC in reply to Loo53]

Better but don't feel like eating. I will survive. Thank you. rang the surg waiting for them to get back

[Rufus_4]

Sorry to hear you've been unwell and hope you are feeling better now. I had a similar problem over Xmas and found it was a couple of weeks before my INR stabilised. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to self test so had to go back to the surgery every 3-4 days initially. Based on my experience, I agree with the comments above; it would be a good idea to have your INR checked again, if you haven't already.

[CathieC in reply to Rufus_4]

Thank you. waiting for surg to ring back