Inr ?? What it all means.

[Missdaisy]

Hi. I have an appointment at Walton to see my consultant who was the one who sent my tests off to a APS specialist but what he hasn't explained to me yet is what it all means. I have got most of the info myself off the web. However many of you mention INR and to be honest I don't no what that is or what mine is either. Where can i find more about this as I would like to have some questions to ask the consultant when see him and to understand how my readings /level affect my symptoms. Can anyone advise please. Many thanks

[jessielou]

Hi hon,

Firstly welcome and glad you found us.

The INR (international normalised ratio) is the measurement of how well anticoagulated our blood is once taking warfarin for instance. Normally it would be around 1, however on warfarin it makes our blood less sticky, so less likely to clot. Depending on what our symtoms are, whether we've had a previous clot etc the docs set a range (INR), mine is 2.5 to 3.5. I find I feel better at the higher end of my range.

For more detailed information on treatments, INR etc, have a look at The Hughes Foundation website on hughes-syndrome.org

Of course ask away on here too!

I hope you feeling well today.

Take care gentle hugs love Sheena xxxxx

[Jade]

Hi Missdaisy, have you been offered any treatment yet? If you are not on warfarin you natural INR is 1, which is where everybody not on warfarin would be. Only once you are on warfarin and have an optimum level set for you by your dr will you need to monitor your INR. Those of us who discuss it are on warfarin and either go to a clinic or test our own blood at home.