Positives and negatives

[WannaBbetter]

Every time I have an appointment to have my inr checked I feel positive and hopeful that this time my reading will be just right. I'm almost willing the machine to display 2.5... More often than not, I'm either to high or too low. A high number requires a venous blood sample for better accuracy and a low number requires me to take deltaparin injections.

Does anyone have any advice on how to maintain an inr reading in range?

[SpeedyH]

I'm guessing that you are taking Warfarin or an equivalent in which case the medication works by regulating the extent to which vitamin K causes your blood to clot. So you are aiming to get a good balance between the amount of Vitamin K you eat and the amount of medication you take. Everyone is different and some people can eat anything with there being little effect on their INR and some people are very sensitive to Vitamin K loaded meals. It sounds like your body is very reactive to changes in your diet. It might be a good idea to keep some charts for a few weeks of exactly when and how much medication you take (as missed doses have a big impact) and also of when and exactly what you eat. Hooefully then your nurse will bdcsbldvyobdpitcs pattern to what is causing the fluctuations and change your medication accordingly.

[WannaBbetter in reply to SpeedyH]

Thank you. That was helpful advice and info.